Page 11: Historical Events In 1944

Jun 09   Russian offensive in Carelia on this day in history.   

Jun 10   French Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

Jun 10   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 first Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC   

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

Jun 12   First V-1 rocket reaches London on this day in history.   

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

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

Jun 14   The first B-29 raid against mainland Japan on this day in history.   

Jun 15   First B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory on this day in history.   

Jun 15   US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific in the year 1944.   

Jun 16   Iceland adopts constitution on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jun 18   Farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris on this day in history.   

Jun 19   On this day in history bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies   

Jun 19   On this day in history two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins   

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

Jun 21   On this day in history jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies   

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   In the year 1944 very heavy bombing on Berlin   

Jun 22   On this day in history british 14th army frees Imphal Assam   

Jun 22   FDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act) on this day in history.   

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

Jun 24   In the year 1944 rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36   

Jun 25   In the year 1944 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   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

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

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

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.