Page 20: Historical Events In 1944

Oct 30   Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring," premieres in Wash DC in the year 1944.   

Oct 30   Anne Frank (of Diary fame) is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Final mass gassing at Auschwitz, 73 women are murdered. The remainder of the prisoners, approximately 2,300, are deported to Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen to meet the growing slave labor demand in the year 1944.   

Nov 02   Auschwitz begins gassing inmates on this day in history.   

Nov 03   Allied commando's lands at Westkapelle Walcheren on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1944 german troops reconquer Schmidt Hurtgenwald   

Nov 05   Allied troops reach Zoutelande Walcheren in the year 1944.   

Nov 06   Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist/guitarist (Chilliwack) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest on this day in history.   

Nov 06   Recognition of the future importance of turbojet and turboprop powerplants led the Bureau of Aeronautics to request the Naval Air Material Center to study requirements for a laboratory to develop and test gas-turbine powerplants in the year 1944.   

Nov 07   In the year 1944 fDR wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R)   

Nov 07   On this day in history franklin D.Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President   

Nov 07   Richard Sorge & Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo in the year 1944.   

Nov 08   On this day in history 25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor   

Nov 08   On this day in history 25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to the Nazis for forced labor   

Nov 08   On this day in history roosevelt wins the U.S. Presidency for a fourth term. Democrats gain in the House.   

Nov 08   Walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies in the year 1944.   

Nov 09   On this day in history red Cross wins Nobel peace prize   

Nov 10   On this day in history german riots in Rotterdam/Schiedam 52,000 men sent to Germany   

Nov 12   In the year 1944 edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87   

Nov 12   RAF sink German battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso Fjord Norway in the year 1944.   

Nov 12   The German battleship Tirpitz is sunk off the Norwegian coast in the year 1944.   

Nov 13   Paul Graener, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.   

Nov 15   On this day in history government approves sending members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) to New Guinea to replace men for service in forward areas Members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) were already serving in New Guinea   

Nov 15   Maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Surprise attack on office of Nethche Bank in the year 1944.   

Nov 16   Charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies in the year 1944.   

Nov 16   US 9th division & 1st Army attacks at Geilenkirchen in the year 1944.   

Nov 17   -Nov 19] Nazi raids in Dutch NE Polder on this day in history.   

Nov 17   In the year 1944 a C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies   

Nov 19   World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling $14 billion USD in war bonds to help pay for the war effort in the year 1944.   

Nov 20   On this day in history 1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines)   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.