Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   In the year 1944 attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested   

Jul 15   Greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb in the year 1944.   

Jul 16   In the year 1944 dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 & break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row   

Jul 16   John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed in the year 1944.   

Jul 17   On this day in history 2 ammunition ships explodes at Port Chicago, California kills 322   

Jul 17   In the year 1944 hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies   

Jul 18   7:45 Operation-Goodwood: British assault east of Caen on this day in history.   

Jul 18   George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60 in the year 1944.   

Jul 19   On this day in history 1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany   

Jul 19   On this day in history carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated   

Jul 20   On this day in history abortive attempt on Hitler's life by a group of Nazi officers.   

Jul 20   Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history pres FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention   

Jul 20   On this day in history uS invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II   

Jul 20   Von Stauffenberg fails on an attempt on Hitler's life on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history american marines capture the western Pacific island of Guam   

Jul 21   On this day in history british premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery   

Jul 21   Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau in the year 1944.   

Jul 21   In the year 1944 invasion and recapture of Guam begins.   

Jul 21   On this day in history uS forces free Guam of Japanese invaders   

Jul 22   Soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1944 bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp   

Jul 23   Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1944 uS forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II   

Jul 24   300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   Following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   Russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp on this day in history.   

Jul 25   -26] Japanse banzai-attack on Guam in the year 1944.   

Jul 25   Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo on this day in history.   

Jul 25   The breakout from the Normandy beaches begins on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1944 the first jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262)   

Jul 26   On this day in history japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.   

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