Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   In the year 1944 attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested  

Jul 15   Greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb on this day in history.  

Jul 16   In the year 1944 dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 & break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row  

Jul 16   John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed on this day in history.  

Jul 17   2 ammunition ships explodes at Port Chicago, California kills 322 on this day in history.  

Jul 17   In the year 1944 hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies  

Jul 18   On this day in history 7:45 Operation-Goodwood: British assault east of Caen  

Jul 18   In the year 1944 george A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60  

Jul 19   1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany on this day in history.  

Jul 19   In the year 1944 carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated  

Jul 20   In the year 1944 abortive attempt on Hitler's life by a group of Nazi officers.  

Jul 20   On this day in history arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71  

Jul 20   In the year 1944 brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy  

Jul 20   On this day in history pres FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention  

Jul 20   US invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Von Stauffenberg fails on an attempt on Hitler's life on this day in history.  

Jul 21   American marines capture the western Pacific island of Guam on this day in history.  

Jul 21   On this day in history british premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery  

Jul 21   On this day in history gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau  

Jul 21   Invasion and recapture of Guam begins on this day in history.  

Jul 21   US forces free Guam of Japanese invaders on this day in history.  

Jul 22   In the year 1944 soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation  

Jul 23   Bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp in the year 1944.  

Jul 23   Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader in the year 1944.  

Jul 23   In the year 1944 uS forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II  

Jul 24   In the year 1944 300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions  

Jul 24   Following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 in the year 1944.  

Jul 24   In the year 1944 russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp.  

Jul 25   On this day in history -26] Japanse banzai-attack on Guam  

Jul 25   Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo on this day in history.  

Jul 25   In the year 1944 the breakout from the Normandy beaches begins.  

Jul 25   The first jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262) on this day in history.  

Jul 26   In the year 1944 japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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 Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.