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   On this day in history 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) in the year 1944.  

Jan 02   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft  

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   In the year 1944 ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State Department  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Air Force announces production of 1st US jet fighter, the Bell P-59 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 10   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterdam  

Jan 14   On this day in history 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 Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths on this day in history.  

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   Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe in the year 1944.  

Jan 16   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

Jan 07   On this day in history 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