Historical Events In 1944

Jan 16   In the year 1944 lieutenant (jg) S. R. Graham, USCG, while en route from New York to Liverpool in the British freighter Daghestan made a 30 minute flight in an R-4B (HNS-1) from the ship's 60 by 80 foot flight deck   

Jan 17   Corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.   

Jan 17   Korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1944 1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts   

Jan 18   In the year 1944 the first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts   

Jan 18   The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years on this day in history.   

Jan 19   In the year 1944 harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 20   RAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin in the year 1944.   

Jan 21   447 German bombers attack London in the year 1944.   

Jan 21   In the year 1944 649 British bombers attack Magdeburg   

Jan 21   Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 in the year 1944.   

Jan 22   In the year 1944 allied forces begin their beach assault at Anzio, Italy, during WWII.   

Jan 22   On this day in history american troops invaded Italy, landing at Anzio beach in a move to outflank German defensive positions.   

Jan 22   In the year 1944 during World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy   

Jan 23   In the year 1944 arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC   

Jan 23   Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy in the year 1944.   

Jan 27   On this day in history leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed   

Jan 28   On this day in history 683 British bombers attack Berlin   

Jan 28   Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh on this day in history.   

Jan 28   U-271 &U-571 sunk off Ireland in the year 1944.   

Jan 29   285 German bombers attack London on this day in history.   

Jan 29   HMS Spartan sunk a 5.25in-armed "Bellona" class AA cruiser. Lost off Anzio, Italy on this day in history.   

Jan 29   William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 in the year 1944.   

Jan 30   US invades Majuro, Marshall Islands on this day in history.   

Jan 31   Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June on this day in history.   

Jan 31   U-592 sunk off Ireland in the year 1944.   

Jan 31   On this day in history u.S. forces begin their invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and the Marshall Islands, during WWII.   

Jan 31   In the year 1944 uS forces invade Kwajalein Atoll   

Feb 01   First Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein on this day in history.   

Feb 01   Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.   

Feb 01   In the year 1944 supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy   

Feb 02   4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands in the year 1944.   

Feb 02   Allied troops first set foot on Japanese territory in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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   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   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

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

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