Page 10: Historical Events In 1944

May 25   Partisan leader Tito escapes Germans surrounding Bosnia on this day in history.   

May 26   82nd Airborne div D-day-landing at La Haye du Puits to Ste Mere Eglise on this day in history.   

May 26   C M Francois, cricketer (WWII, 252 runs in 5 Tests for S Africa), dies on this day in history.   

May 27   In the year 1944 allies land on Biak, Indonesia (operation Horlicks)   

May 27   In the year 1944 japanese advance in Hangkhou China   

May 28   In the year 1944 katri Vala, Finnish poet, dies at 42   

May 29   In the year 1944 british troops occupy Aprilia Italy   

May 30   Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79 in the year 1944.   

May 30   On this day in history transport NR75 departs with French Jews to Nazi-Germany   

May 31   Allied breakthrough in Italy on this day in history.   

May 31   On this day in history uSS England sank a record 6th Japanese submarine in 13 days.   

Jun 02   Generals Eisenhower & Montgomery dine in Portsmouth in the year 1944.   

Jun 03   On this day in history 76th Belmont: G L Smith aboard Bounding Home wins in 2:32.2   

Jun 04   1st British gliders touches down on French soil for D-Day in the year 1944.   

Jun 04   In the year 1944 5th Army enters & liberates Rome from Mussolini's Fascist armies   

Jun 04   The first submarine captured & boarded on high seas-U 505 on this day in history.   

Jun 05   1st B-29 bombing raid; 1 plane lost due to engine failure in the year 1944.   

Jun 05   In the year 1944 riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61   

Jun 05   Rome is captured intact by the 5th Army in the year 1944.   

Jun 05   The first B-29 bombing raid; 1 plane lost due to engine failure on this day in history.   

Jun 06   Allied forces storm the Normandy, France beaches during the "D-Day" invasion of Europe in World War II in the year 1944.   

Jun 06   Baseball cancels all games honoring D-Day invasion on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history d-Day 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France   

Jun 06   On this day in history d-Day: 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France   

Jun 06   On this day in history danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day   

Jun 06   Hanna Senesz, a Jewish girl originally from Hungary, who had immigrated to Palestine, parachutes behind German lines to connect with Hungarian and Slovak resistance fighters. Caught on the Hungarian border, she dies knowing that her mission has given strength to those suffering in the camps in the year 1944.   

Jun 06   Invasion of Normandy, D-Day, by allied forces on this day in history.   

Jun 06   On this day in history theodore Roosevelt Jr receives congressional medal of honor   

Jun 07   On this day in history achilles Veen soccer team forms in Veen   

Jun 07   On this day in history bill Rafferty, Queens NY, comedian (Laugh-In, Real People)   

Jun 08   1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy in the year 1944.   

Jun 08   FO K.O.Moore pilot of a liberator bomber sunk two U-Boats off the coast of France in the year 1944.   

Jun 09   23 puppies (record litter) born to Lena, a foxhound, Ambler, Penn on this day in history.   

Jun 09   99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

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

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

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.