Page 21: Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   In the year 1944 sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21   

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 in the year 1944.   

Nov 23   US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg on this day in history.   

Nov 24   On this day in history eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies   

Nov 24   First B-29 raids from Marianas base on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 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   32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6 in the year 1944.   

Nov 25   In the year 1944 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   

Nov 25   On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78   

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

Nov 27   In the year 1944 3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed   

Nov 28   1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp in the year 1944.   

Nov 28   Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn on this day in history.   

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

Nov 29   Albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day) on this day in history.   

Nov 29   John Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery in the year 1944.   

Nov 30   Biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground on this day in history.   

Nov 30   In the year 1944 max Halbe, writer, dies at 79   

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

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

Dec 02   On this day in history filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67   

Dec 03   British order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece in the year 1944.   

Dec 03   Civil War breaks out in Greece in the year 1944.   

Dec 03   In the year 1944 civil War starts in Athens Greece   

Dec 03   Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75 in the year 1944.   

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

Dec 04   On this day in history 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.   

Dec 05   On this day in history german troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht   

Dec 06   On this day in history uS 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall   

Dec 07   Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

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

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   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

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   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

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

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