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 in the year 1944.   

Mar 10   On this day in history david Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52   

Mar 11   On this day in history dutch resistance fighter Joop Westerweel arrested   

Mar 11   On this day in history hendrik W van Loon, Neth/US radio commentator/writer, dies at 62   

Mar 13   On this day in history uSSR recognizes Italian Badoglio government   

Mar 13   USSR recognizes Italian Badoglio govt on this day in history.   

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

Mar 15   On this day in history italian town of Cassino destroyed by Allied bombing   

Mar 15   Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Mar 16   Vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death on this day in history.   

Mar 17   Actor Charlton Heston weds Lydia Clarke in the year 1944.   

Mar 18   In the year 1944 2,500 women trample guards & floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago IL department store   

Mar 18   On this day in history benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79   

Mar 18   In the year 1944 nazi Germany occupies Hungary   

Mar 19   On this day in history german Army invades Hungary.   

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

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

Mar 20   On this day in history bus falls off bridge into Passaic River NJ, killing 16   

Mar 20   On this day in history felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83   

Mar 20   In the year 1944 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.   

Mar 20   Mount Vesuvius, Italy explodes in the year 1944.   

Mar 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history ... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed   

Mar 22   On this day in history 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   Nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 meter without a parachute & lives in the year 1944.   

Mar 23   On this day in history o C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash   

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

Mar 24   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

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   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies