Historical Events In 1944

Jun 09   On this day in history russian offensive in Carelia  

Jun 10   In the year 1944 french Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed  

Jun 10   In the year 1944 joe Nuxhall at 15 becomes youngest ML baseball player  

Jun 11   15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas on this day in history.  

Jun 11   First Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC on this day in history.  

Jun 12   On this day in history 1st V-1 rocket assault on London  

Jun 12   First V-1 rocket reaches London on this day in history.  

Jun 12   On this day in history piolet Off. Andrew C. Mynarski (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France  

Jun 12   The first V1 rocket falls on England during World War 2 in the year 1944.  

Jun 13   Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 13   On this day in history german counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy  

Jun 13   Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks in the year 1944.  

Jun 14   On this day in history 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan  

Jun 14   Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78 in the year 1944.  

Jun 14   The first B-29 raid against mainland Japan in the year 1944.  

Jun 15   First B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory in the year 1944.  

Jun 15   US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific in the year 1944.  

Jun 16   Iceland adopts constitution in the year 1944.  

Jun 17   -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba in the year 1944.  

Jun 17   In the year 1944 iceland becomes an independent republic  

Jun 17   Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland on this day in history.  

Jun 18   On this day in history farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris  

Jun 19   Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 19   In the year 1944 two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins  

Jun 20   In the year 1944 congress charters Central Intelligence Agency  

Jun 21   In the year 1944 jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies  

Jun 21   Mantello sends out Auschwitz Protocols through the British Exchange Telegraph and, two weeks later, 500 Swiss newspapers publish the story of 1,715,000 Jews being murdered on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Very heavy bombing on Berlin on this day in history.  

Jun 22   British 14th army frees Imphal Assam in the year 1944.  

Jun 22   FDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act) in the year 1944.  

Jun 23   4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153 on this day in history.  

Jun 24   Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Jun 25   British assault at Caen Normandy on this day in history.  

Jun 25   In the year 1944 flight-lt. David e. Hornell (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross while on Sea Patrol over th North Sea  

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

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

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Jurgis Baltrušaitis, 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   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.