Historical Events In 1944

Jun 09   In the year 1944 russian offensive in Carelia  

Jun 10   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 11   First Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC in the year 1944.  

Jun 12   In the year 1944 1st V-1 rocket assault on London  

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

Jun 12   In the year 1944 piolet Off. Andrew C. Mynarski (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France  

Jun 12   In the year 1944 the first V1 rocket falls on England during World War 2  

Jun 13   Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies in the year 1944.  

Jun 13   On this day in history german counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy  

Jun 13   Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks in the year 1944.  

Jun 14   In the year 1944 1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan  

Jun 14   Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78 in the year 1944.  

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

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

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   -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba in the year 1944.  

Jun 17   Iceland becomes an independent republic on this day in history.  

Jun 17   In the year 1944 republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland  

Jun 18   In the year 1944 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   Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency on this day in history.  

Jun 21   Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies in the year 1944.  

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   Very heavy bombing on Berlin on this day in history.  

Jun 22   In the year 1944 british 14th army frees Imphal Assam  

Jun 22   FDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act) in the year 1944.  

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   British assault at Caen Normandy in the year 1944.  

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

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   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.