Page 8: Historical Events In 1944

May 03   On this day in history "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway   

May 03   Dr. Robert Woodward and Dr. William Doering produced the first synthetic quinine on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.   

May 05   Russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim in the year 1944.   

May 06   In the year 1944 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 2:04.2   

May 07   On this day in history german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

May 07   In the year 1944 hMCS Valleyfield torpedoed   

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

May 08   In the year 1944 the first eye bank is established in New York City   

May 08   U-575 sinks Asphodel on this day in history.   

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

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

May 09   In the year 1944 dutch resistance fighter Gerard Musch arrested   

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

May 09   Russians recapture Crimea by taking Sevastopol on this day in history.   

May 09   The first eye bank opens (NYC) on this day in history.   

May 10   Chinese offensive in West-Yunnan in the year 1944.   

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

May 11   On this day in history allied forces launch a major offensive in central Italy   

May 11   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

May 12   Arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

May 12   In the year 1944 krim purged of Nazi troops   

May 12   In the year 1944 secret Police arrest Gerrit Van de Peat   

May 13   70th Preakness: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive wins in 1:59.2 in the year 1944.   

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

May 14   In the year 1944 91 German bombers harass Bristol   

May 14   On this day in history british troops occupy Kohima   

May 14   In the year 1944 general Rommel, Speidel & von Stülpnagel attempt to assassinate Hitler   

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   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   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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 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   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 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