Historical Events In 1944

Dec 26   Battle of Bastogne-US troops repulse the Germans in the year 1944.  

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

Dec 27   Greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London on this day in history.  

Dec 28   On this day in history eisenhower & Montgomery meet in Hasselt Belgium  

Dec 28   The Broadway musical On the Town opens in New York City in the year 1944.  

Dec 29   Belgian nazi Leon Degrelle at default to the death sentenced in the year 1944.  

Dec 29   Over France RCAF Flight Lt. Dick Audet destroys five German planes in ten minutes on this day in history.  

Dec 29   Rodney Redmond, NZ cricket (opener scored century in Test v Pak 1973) in the year 1944.  

Dec 30   King George II of Greece, abdicates his throne on this day in history.  

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

Dec 30   On this day in history romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.  

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   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   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 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   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 07   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

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