Historical Events In 1944

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

Jan 01   On this day in history general Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army  

Jan 01   The first feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City NY in the year 1944.  

Jan 02   1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol) on this day in history.  

Jan 02   First use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol) in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 helicopter Mercy Mission a HNS-1 helicopter, made an emergency delivery of 40 units of blood plasma from lower Manhattan Island to Sandy Hook where the plasma was administered to survivors of an explosion on the destroyer Turner (DD 648)  

Jan 03   On this day in history top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft  

Jan 03   On this day in history world War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero.  

Jan 04   On this day in history henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

Jan 04   Ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State Department on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Ralph Bunche appointed first Negro official in US State Department in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 05   The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper on this day in history.  

Jan 07   Air Force announces production of 1st US jet fighter, the Bell P-59 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history air Force announces production of first US jet fighter, the Bell P-59  

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

Jan 10   1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila in the year 1944.  

Jan 10   British troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1944 aircraft from USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine  

Jan 11   Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established in the year 1944.  

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

Jan 12   Churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh in the year 1944.  

Jan 12   Churchill &de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh on this day in history.  

Jan 12   Failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterdam on this day in history.  

Jan 14   In the year 1944 mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74  

Jan 14   Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow in the year 1944.  

Jan 15   In the year 1944 european Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany  

Jan 15   General Eisenhower arrives in England on this day in history.  

Jan 15   In the year 1944 in Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths  

Jan 15   On this day in history vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die  

Jan 16   On this day in history gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London  

Jan 16   On this day in history gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe.  

Jan 16   In the year 1944 general Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London  

Jan 16   In London, General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes commander of the Allied Invasion Force, during WWII 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.  

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   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.  

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 BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies