Page 22: Historical Events In 1944

Dec 09   Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 in the year 1944.   

Dec 10   In the year 1944 9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis   

Dec 11   Surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed on this day in history.   

Dec 12   On this day in history three Evacuation Squadrons (VE) were established in the Pacific from Air Sea Rescue Squadron   

Dec 13   In the year 1944 japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville, kills 138   

Dec 13   On this day in history lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34   

Dec 14   Begin(ning) Liese-Aktion: werving of labor force for Germany in the year 1944.   

Dec 14   Congress establishes rank of General of the Army (5-star general) on this day in history.   

Dec 15   On this day in history a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel while en route to Paris.   

Dec 15   Bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel in the year 1944.   

Dec 15   On this day in history glenn Miller presumed dead after his plane disappeared over the English Channel   

Dec 15   Glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40 in the year 1944.   

Dec 16   On this day in history battle of Bulge begins in Belgium   

Dec 16   In the year 1944 battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium   

Dec 16   In the year 1944 germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops.   

Dec 16   Glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40 in the year 1944.   

Dec 16   The Battle of the Bulge begins in WWII as Germany launches a surprise counter-attack against Allied forces in Belgium in the year 1944.   

Dec 17   Green Bay Packers win NFL championship in the year 1944.   

Dec 17   Japanese-Americans released from detention camps in the year 1944.   

Dec 17   In the year 1944 pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26   

Dec 17   US Army announces end of excluding Japanese-Americans from West Coast in the year 1944.   

Dec 18   Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines) in the year 1944.   

Dec 18   Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines) in the year 1944.   

Dec 20   Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Dec 20   On this day in history archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market   

Dec 20   Battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!) in the year 1944.   

Dec 21   In the year 1944 cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP   

Dec 22   Antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday in the year 1944.   

Dec 22   Germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium in the year 1944.   

Dec 23   On this day in history beginning of harsh winter   

Dec 23   HMCS Clayoquot (Minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax on this day in history.   

Dec 24   On this day in history joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66   

Dec 25   Canadian Army captures Adriatic coast city of Ravenna, Italy in the year 1944.   

Dec 26   Battle of Bastogne-US Gen Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies