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   Joe Nuxhall at 15 becomes youngest ML baseball player in the year 1944.   

Jun 11   15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas in the year 1944.   

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   First V-1 rocket reaches London in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1944 iceland becomes an independent republic   

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   Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies on this day in history.   

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

Jun 20   Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jun 25   British assault at Caen Normandy in the year 1944.   

Jun 25   Flight-lt. David e. Hornell (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross while on Sea Patrol over th North Sea in the year 1944.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 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   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

Jan 01   In the year 1944 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   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.