Historical Events In 1944

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

Jan 01   In the year 1944 general Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army  

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

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

Jan 02   On this day in history first use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 world War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero.  

Jan 04   In the year 1944 henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

Jan 04   On this day in history ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State Department  

Jan 04   In the year 1944 ralph Bunche appointed first Negro official in US State Department  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 the Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.  

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

Jan 07   Air Force announces production of first US jet fighter, the Bell P-59 in the year 1944.  

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

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

Jan 10   In the year 1944 british troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma  

Jan 11   Aircraft from USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine on this day in history.  

Jan 11   On this day in history crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established  

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

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

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

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   On this day in history soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow  

Jan 15   European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on this day in history.  

Jan 15   On this day in history general Eisenhower arrives in England  

Jan 15   In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths on this day in history.  

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

Jan 16   Gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London on this day in history.  

Jan 16   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

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 Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 04   In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

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 in the year 1944.  

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