Page 8: Historical Events In 1944

May 03   "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway in the year 1944.   

May 03   Dr. Robert Woodward and Dr. William Doering produced the first synthetic quinine in the year 1944.   

May 03   Meat rationing ends in US on this day in history.   

May 04   On this day in history rCAF kills three German U-boats in under a month.   

May 05   Gandhi freed from prison on this day in history.   

May 05   In the year 1944 russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim   

May 06   On this day in history 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2   

May 07   In the year 1944 german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

May 07   HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed in the year 1944.   

May 08   In the year 1944 33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death   

May 08   On this day in history the first eye bank is established in New York City   

May 08   U-575 sinks Asphodel in the year 1944.   

May 09   1st eye bank opens in New York on this day in history.   

May 09   On this day in history country singer Jimmie Davis becomes Governor of Louisiana   

May 09   On this day in history dutch resistance fighter Gerard Musch arrested   

May 09   In the year 1944 ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86   

May 09   On this day in history russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol   

May 09   On this day in history the first eye bank opens (NYC)   

May 10   On this day in history chinese offensive in West-Yunnan   

May 10   In the year 1944 smith v Allwright (excluding Blacks from primary voting) is illegal   

May 11   Allied forces launch a major offensive in central Italy on this day in history.   

May 11   On this day in history henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37   

May 11   On this day in history opposition group surprise attack post office washer   

May 11   In the year 1944 slomp Resistance fighter (Frits de Zwerver) freed from Arnhem prison   

May 12   900+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Zwikau, Bohlen & Brüx on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1944 arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80   

May 12   On this day in history krim purged of Nazi troops   

May 12   On this day in history secret Police arrest Gerrit Van de Peat   

May 13   70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2 on this day in history.   

May 13   In the year 1944 hitler gives permission for German forces to withdraw from the USSR   

May 14   On this day in history 91 German bombers harass Bristol   

May 14   On this day in history british troops occupy Kohima   

May 14   General Rommel, Speidel & von Stülpnagel attempt to assassinate Hitler on this day in history.   

May 14   In the year 1944 the birth of George Lucas, Creator of the Star Wars films   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.   

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 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.