Page 5: Historical Events In 1944

Mar 07   HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed on this day in history.   

Mar 07   On this day in history japans begins offensive in Burma   

Mar 08   US resumes bombing Berlin on this day in history.   

Mar 10   David Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52 on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Dutch resistance fighter Joop Westerweel arrested on this day in history.   

Mar 11   Hendrik W van Loon, Neth/US radio commentator/writer, dies at 62 in the year 1944.   

Mar 13   USSR recognizes Italian Badoglio government in the year 1944.   

Mar 13   USSR recognizes Italian Badoglio govt in the year 1944.   

Mar 14   On this day in history pavel Grigor'yevich, composer, dies at 66   

Mar 15   Italian town of Cassino destroyed by Allied bombing in the year 1944.   

Mar 15   In the year 1944 otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86   

Mar 16   In the year 1944 vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death   

Mar 17   In the year 1944 actor Charlton Heston weds Lydia Clarke   

Mar 18   2,500 women trample guards & floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago IL department store on this day in history.   

Mar 18   Benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79 in the year 1944.   

Mar 18   On this day in history nazi Germany occupies Hungary   

Mar 19   German Army invades Hungary on this day in history.   

Mar 19   Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time", premieres in London in the year 1944.   

Mar 19   Tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London on this day in history.   

Mar 20   In the year 1944 bus falls off bridge into Passaic River NJ, killing 16   

Mar 20   Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Mar 20   Lt. Gen. Henry Duncan Graham Crerar 1888-1965 appointed to command of 1st Canadian Army; largest field formation ever formed by Canada; includes British, Dutch, Belgian, and Polish units in the year 1944.   

Mar 20   Mount Vesuvius, Italy explodes on this day in history.   

Mar 21   In the year 1944 gen Eisenhower postpones S France invasion until after Normandy   

Mar 21   In the year 1944 general Eisenhower postpones S France invasion until after Normandy   

Mar 22   ... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed in the year 1944.   

Mar 22   In the year 1944 600+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin   

Mar 23   Bomb assassination against Southern Tirol congregation in Rome, 33 die on this day in history.   

Mar 23   In the year 1944 nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 meter without a parachute & lives   

Mar 23   O C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash in the year 1944.   

Mar 24   76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) in the year 1944.   

Mar 24   On this day in history 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) later made into a movie   

Mar 24   On this day in history 811 British bombers attack Berlin   

Mar 24   On this day in history in occupied Rome, Nazis executed more than 300 civilians   

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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   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 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   In the year 1944 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   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   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   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.