Historical Events In 1944

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

Jan 01   General Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army in the year 1944.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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) on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 10   On this day in history 1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila  

Jan 10   On this day in history british troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1944 crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 14   Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 in the year 1944.  

Jan 14   In the year 1944 soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow  

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

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

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

Jan 15   Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die in the year 1944.  

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   General Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

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

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

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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   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