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Historical Events Happened In 1944

Friday, 24 May 2013

May 15 14,000 Jews of Munkacs Hungary deported to Auschwitz on this day in history.

May 15 Deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz begins on this day in history.

May 15 On this day in history eisenhower, Montgomery, Churchill & George VI discuss D-Day plan

May 15 Sergei Aleksi becomes guardian of Patriarch Throne on this day in history.

May 16 1st of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz on this day in history.

May 16 George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 on this day in history.

May 16 On this day in history military police attack gypsies

May 16 Rabbi Weissmandl sends out pleas to bomb camp and rail lines - based on his "Auschwitz Protocol" - a 31 page report from escapees' eyewitness accounts of Rudolph Verba and Alfred Wetzler on this day in history.

May 16 The first of 180,000+ Hungarian Jews reach Auschwitz on this day in history.

May 17 Allied air raid on Surabaja, Java on this day in history.

May 17 On this day in history chinese/US armed forces take Myitkyina Airport, Burma

May 17 On this day in history general Eisenhower sets D-Day for June 5th

May 17 On this day in history operation Straightline Allies land in Netherlands New-Guinea

May 17 On this day in history operation Straightline: Allies land in Netherlands New-Guinea

May 17 On this day in history the Bureau of Aeronautics authorized CGAS Floyd Bennett Field to collaborate with the Sperry Gyroscope Company in making an automatic pilot installation in a HNS-1 helicopter.

May 18 Expulsion of more than 200,000 Tartars from Crimea by Soviet Union begins, they are accused of collaborating with the Germans on this day in history.

May 18 Polish 2nd Army corps captures convent of Monte Cassino Italy on this day in history.

May 19 240 gypsies transported to Auschwitz from Westerbork Neth on this day in history.

May 19 On this day in history 240 gypsies transported to Auschwitz from Westerbork Netherlands

May 19 Allied fleet shell Japanese positions at Sabang, north of Sumatra on this day in history.

May 19 German defense line in Italy collapsed on this day in history.

May 20 Failed assassination attempt made on Hitler by his own officers on this day in history.

May 20 On this day in history uS Communist Party dissolves

May 21 On this day in history accidental explosion on board a LST unloading ammunition in West Loch, Pearl Harbor and the resulting fire and other explosions sink 5 LSTs and 1 other LST.

May 21 Hitler begins attack on English/US "terror pilots" on this day in history.

May 22 On this day in history two new RCN torpedo boat flotillas start operating off coast of France.

May 23 British/Canadian troops occupy Pontecorvo Italy on this day in history.

May 23 Chinese counter offensive at Hunan front on this day in history.

May 23 During World War II, Allied forces bogged down in Anzio begin a major breakout offensive on this day in history.

May 23 On this day in history operation-Buffalo Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead

May 23 On this day in history operation-Buffalo: Allied jailbreak out Anzio-bridgehead

May 24 Enver Hoxha becomes head of Albania anti fascists on this day in history.

May 24 On this day in history icelandic voters severe all ties with Denmark

May 24 On this day in history major John Keefer Mahony (The Westminister Regiment(Motor)) wins the Victoria Cross at the Melfa River, Italy

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Famous Birthdays In 1944

Famous People Born In This Year In History

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

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

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.

Famous Deaths In 1944

Famous People Died In This Year In History

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

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

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 on this day in history.

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 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.