Historical Events Happened In 1944

Nov 20 Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 21 On this day in history personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food Share it »

Nov 22 On this day in history arthur Stanley Eddington, dies Share it »

Nov 22 Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 23 US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 24 On this day in history eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies Share it »

Nov 24 First B-29 raids from Marianas base on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 24 HMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 24 On this day in history uS bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo Share it »

Nov 24 US bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 25 On this day in history 32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6 Share it »

Nov 25 A German V-2 missile hit a Woolworth's department store in New Cross Road, Deptford, killing 160 midday shoppers. The V-2 was a recent innovation in German ammunition on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 25 On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78 Share it »

Nov 26 On this day in history 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor Share it »

Nov 27 3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 28 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 28 Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 29 On this day in history albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) Share it »

Nov 29 On this day in history albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day) Share it »

Nov 29 John Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 30 Biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground on this day in history. Share it »

Nov 30 On this day in history max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 Share it »

Dec 01 Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 02 On this day in history 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB) Share it »

Dec 02 Filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67 on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 03 On this day in history british order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece Share it »

Dec 03 On this day in history civil War breaks out in Greece Share it »

Dec 03 Civil War starts in Athens Greece on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 03 On this day in history delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75 Share it »

Dec 04 Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 04 On this day in history uSS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II. Share it »

Dec 05 German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 06 US 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall on this day in history. Share it »

Dec 07 On this day in history convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago Share it »

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

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

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) Share it »

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke Share it »

Jan 04 Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] Share it »

Jan 01 C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 03 On this day in history death of jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) Share it »

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

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

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

Jan 07 J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 08 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history. Share it »

Jan 11 Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history. Share it »