Page 11: 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   In the year 1944 15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas   

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 14   On this day in history lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78   

Jun 14   On this day in history 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   US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific in the year 1944.   

Jun 16   Iceland adopts constitution in the year 1944.   

Jun 17   In the year 1944 -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba   

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

Jun 17   On this day in history republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland   

Jun 18   In the year 1944 farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris   

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

Jun 19   Two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins on this day in history.   

Jun 20   Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency in the year 1944.   

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

Jun 21   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 in the year 1944.   

Jun 21   Very heavy bombing on Berlin on this day in history.   

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   4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 25   On this day in history british assault at Caen Normandy   

Jun 25   Flight-lt. David e. Hornell (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross while on Sea Patrol over th North Sea on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

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   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.