Historical Events In 1944

Oct 17   In the year 1944 pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45   

Oct 18   On this day in history eisenhower, Bradley & Montgomery confer in Brussel   

Oct 18   On this day in history hitler orders the establishment of "Volkssturm." Boys between fifteen and eighteen and men between fifty and sixty are drafted into service. The Nazis have to mobilize replacements for 500,000 men.   

Oct 18   Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II on this day in history.   

Oct 19   British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow on this day in history.   

Oct 19   US forces land in Philipines on this day in history.   

Oct 20   In the year 1944 30 blocks of Cleveland Ohio burn after a liquid gas factory explodes   

Oct 20   Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   In the year 1944 general Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines.   

Oct 20   Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless on this day in history.   

Oct 20   Revolution by workers & students in Guatemala on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1944 canadian troops occupy Breskens   

Oct 21   Prv. Ernest Alva Smith (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) wins the Victoria Cross at the Savio River, Italy in the year 1944.   

Oct 21   In the year 1944 uS troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall   

Oct 22   Kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Hana Brady, Holocaust victim in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   Soviet army invades Hungary in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   The largest naval battle in the history of warfare was fought near Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on Oct 23-26, 1944 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history in air-sea battle in the Sibuyan Sea, carrier aircraft attack Japanese Center Force.   

Oct 24   In the year 1944 lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54   

Oct 24   Rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners on this day in history.   

Oct 25   Battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink on this day in history.   

Oct 25   During Battle of Leyte Gulf in Battle of Surigao Straits, U.S. battleships execute the maneuver of "crossing the tee" of the Japanese forces. In Battle Off Samar, escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts heroically resist attacks of Japanese Center Force. In Battle Off Cape Engano, 3rd Fleet carriers attack Japanese Northern Force sinking several small carriers on this day in history.   

Oct 25   Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed on this day in history.   

Oct 25   HMCS SKEENA (RCN), lost at Reykjavik, Iceland - driven ashore in heavy gale and wrecked in the year 1944.   

Oct 25   On this day in history japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf   

Oct 26   In the year 1944 u.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines.   

Oct 27   Antwerp port is taken by the Allies in the year 1944.   

Oct 27   In the year 1944 hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation   

Oct 27   On this day in history iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies   

Oct 28   Russia & Bulgaria sign weapon pact on this day in history.   

Oct 29   1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda Neth in the year 1944.   

Oct 29   On this day in history denny Laine, [Brian Hines], rock guitarist (Moody Blues, Wings)   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.   

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   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.