Page 11: Historical Events In 1944

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

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   On this day in history 15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas   

Jun 11   In the year 1944 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   Piolet Off. Andrew C. Mynarski (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1944 german counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy   

Jun 13   Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

Jun 15   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 iceland adopts constitution   

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

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   On this day in history 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   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   Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies in the year 1944.   

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   Very heavy bombing on Berlin on this day in history.   

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

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   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.