Historical Events In 1944

Jun 09   In the year 1944 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   First Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC on this day in history.  

Jun 12   On this day in history 1st V-1 rocket assault on London  

Jun 12   On this day in history first V-1 rocket reaches London.  

Jun 12   On this day in history 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   German counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy in the year 1944.  

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

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

Jun 14   Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jun 14   The first B-29 raid against mainland Japan in the year 1944.  

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   On this day in history iceland adopts constitution  

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

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

Jun 19   Two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins in the year 1944.  

Jun 20   On this day in history congress charters Central Intelligence Agency  

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   In the year 1944 very heavy bombing on Berlin  

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

Jun 22   FDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act) in the year 1944.  

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

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

Jun 25   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.  

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

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   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.  

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies