Historical Events In 1944

Dec 26   In the year 1944 battle of Bastogne-US troops repulse the Germans  

Dec 27   Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1944.  

Dec 27   Greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London in the year 1944.  

Dec 28   In the year 1944 eisenhower & Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium  

Dec 28   The Broadway musical On the Town opens in New York City on this day in history.  

Dec 29   On this day in history belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced  

Dec 29   In the year 1944 over France RCAF Flight Lt. Dick Audet destroys five German planes in ten minutes.  

Dec 29   Rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973) on this day in history.  

Dec 30   In the year 1944 king George II of Greece, abdicates his throne  

Dec 30   In the year 1944 king George II of Greece, renounces his throne  

Dec 30   Romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78 in the year 1944.  

Dec 31   48 people die in a train accident in Ogden, Utah on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

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   In the year 1944 death of jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

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   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 in the year 1944.  

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