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 on this day in history.  

Dec 27   In the year 1944 greece: British premier Churchill flies back to London  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Dec 30   On this day in history king George II of Greece, abdicates his throne  

Dec 30   On this day in history 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   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

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

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

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

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.