Page 21: Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on this day in history.   

Nov 21   In the year 1944 personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food   

Nov 22   Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies in the year 1944.   

Nov 22   Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen on this day in history.   

Nov 23   US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg in the year 1944.   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies   

Nov 24   First B-29 raids from Marianas base in the year 1944.   

Nov 24   On this day in history hMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 uS bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo   

Nov 25   In the year 1944 32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6   

Nov 25   A German V-2 missile hit a Woolworth's department store in New Cross Road, Deptford, killing 160 midday shoppers. The V-2 was a recent innovation in German ammunition in the year 1944.   

Nov 25   Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78 in the year 1944.   

Nov 26   In the year 1944 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor   

Nov 27   3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp   

Nov 28   In the year 1944 bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn   

Nov 29   Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) in the year 1944.   

Nov 29   In the year 1944 albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day)   

Nov 29   In the year 1944 john Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery   

Nov 30   On this day in history biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground   

Nov 30   Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 in the year 1944.   

Dec 01   Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres in the year 1944.   

Dec 02   10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB) on this day in history.   

Dec 02   In the year 1944 filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67   

Dec 03   In the year 1944 british order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece   

Dec 03   On this day in history civil War breaks out in Greece   

Dec 03   Civil War starts in Athens Greece in the year 1944.   

Dec 03   In the year 1944 delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75   

Dec 04   Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded in the year 1944.   

Dec 04   USS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II in the year 1944.   

Dec 05   German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht in the year 1944.   

Dec 06   In the year 1944 uS 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall   

Dec 07   In the year 1944 convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies