Historical Events In 1944

Jun 09   In the year 1944 russian offensive in Carelia  

Jun 10   In the year 1944 french Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed  

Jun 10   In the year 1944 joe Nuxhall at 15 becomes youngest ML baseball player  

Jun 11   15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas in the year 1944.  

Jun 11   First Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC on this day in history.  

Jun 12   1st V-1 rocket assault on London on this day in history.  

Jun 12   On this day in history first V-1 rocket reaches London.  

Jun 12   On this day in history piolet Off. Andrew C. Mynarski (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France  

Jun 12   On this day in history the first V1 rocket falls on England during World War 2  

Jun 13   In the year 1944 christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies  

Jun 13   German counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy on this day in history.  

Jun 13   Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks on this day in history.  

Jun 14   On this day in history 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan  

Jun 14   In the year 1944 lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78  

Jun 14   In the year 1944 the first B-29 raid against mainland Japan  

Jun 15   First B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory in the year 1944.  

Jun 15   In the year 1944 uS forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific  

Jun 16   Iceland adopts constitution in the year 1944.  

Jun 17   On this day in history -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba  

Jun 17   On this day in history iceland becomes an independent republic  

Jun 17   Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland on this day in history.  

Jun 18   On this day in history farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris  

Jun 19   In the year 1944 bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies  

Jun 19   In the year 1944 two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins  

Jun 20   In the year 1944 congress charters Central Intelligence Agency  

Jun 21   Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 21   On this day in history mantello sends out Auschwitz Protocols through the British Exchange Telegraph and, two weeks later, 500 Swiss newspapers publish the story of 1,715,000 Jews being murdered.  

Jun 21   On this day in history very heavy bombing on Berlin  

Jun 22   British 14th army frees Imphal Assam in the year 1944.  

Jun 22   In the year 1944 fDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act)  

Jun 23   On this day in history 4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153  

Jun 24   Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Jun 25   In the year 1944 british assault at Caen Normandy  

Jun 25   In the year 1944 flight-lt. David e. Hornell (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross while on Sea Patrol over th North Sea  

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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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]  

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

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   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 on this day in history.  

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.