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 in the year 1944.   

May 26   In the year 1944 c M Francois, cricketer (WWII, 252 runs in 5 Tests for S Africa), dies   

May 27   On this day in history allies land on Biak, Indonesia (operation Horlicks)   

May 27   In the year 1944 japanese advance in Hangkhou China   

May 28   On this day in history katri Vala, Finnish poet, dies at 42   

May 29   On this day in history british troops occupy Aprilia Italy   

May 30   In the year 1944 jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79   

May 30   In the year 1944 transport NR75 departs with French Jews to Nazi-Germany   

May 31   In the year 1944 allied breakthrough in Italy   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 03   76th Belmont: G L Smith aboard Bounding Home wins in 2:32.2 in the year 1944.   

Jun 04   1st British gliders touches down on French soil for D-Day on this day in history.   

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

Jun 04   In the year 1944 the first submarine captured & boarded on high seas-U 505   

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

Jun 05   On this day in history riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61   

Jun 05   In the year 1944 rome is captured intact by the 5th Army.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jun 06   In the year 1944 baseball cancels all games honoring D-Day invasion   

Jun 06   D-Day 150,000 Allied Expeditionary Force lands in Normandy, France in the year 1944.   

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

Jun 06   Danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 06   In the year 1944 theodore Roosevelt Jr receives congressional medal of honor   

Jun 07   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 1st SS-Pantser corps counter attacks at Normandy   

Jun 08   On this day in history fO K.O.Moore pilot of a liberator bomber sunk two U-Boats off the coast of France   

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

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   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

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 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   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.   

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