Page 11: Historical Events In 1944

Jun 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1944 first V-1 rocket reaches London.   

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

Jun 12   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

Jun 13   On this day in history nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks   

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

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

Jun 14   On this day in history 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   US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific on this day in history.   

Jun 16   On this day in history iceland adopts constitution   

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

Jun 17   Iceland becomes an independent republic in the year 1944.   

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

Jun 18   Farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris in the year 1944.   

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

Jun 19   Two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins in the year 1944.   

Jun 20   In the year 1944 congress charters Central Intelligence Agency   

Jun 21   In the year 1944 jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies   

Jun 21   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 very heavy bombing on Berlin   

Jun 22   British 14th army frees Imphal Assam on this day in history.   

Jun 22   On this day in history fDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act)   

Jun 23   4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153 in the year 1944.   

Jun 24   On this day in history rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36   

Jun 25   British assault at Caen Normandy on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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 BaltruÅ¡aitis, 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   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

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