Historical Events In 1944

Jun 09   On this day in history russian offensive in Carelia  

Jun 10   French Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed in the year 1944.  

Jun 10   Joe Nuxhall at 15 becomes youngest ML baseball player on this day in history.  

Jun 11   15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas on this day in history.  

Jun 11   On this day in history first Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC  

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

Jun 12   The first V1 rocket falls on England during World War 2 in the year 1944.  

Jun 13   Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history the first B-29 raid against mainland Japan  

Jun 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history iceland adopts constitution  

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

Jun 19   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   Very heavy bombing on Berlin on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

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   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   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

Jan 04   In the year 1944 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   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08   In the year 1944 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