Page 13: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   On this day in history attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested   

Jul 15   In the year 1944 greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb   

Jul 16   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jul 17   On this day in history hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies   

Jul 18   7:45 Operation-Goodwood: British assault east of Caen in the year 1944.   

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

Jul 19   In the year 1944 1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany   

Jul 19   Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated in the year 1944.   

Jul 20   Abortive attempt on Hitler's life by a group of Nazi officers on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy   

Jul 20   Pres FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jul 21   British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader   

Jul 23   US forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II in the year 1944.   

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

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

Jul 24   In the year 1944 jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49   

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

Jul 25   In the year 1944 -26] Japanse banzai-attack on Guam   

Jul 25   In the year 1944 lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo   

Jul 25   On this day in history the breakout from the Normandy beaches begins.   

Jul 25   On this day in history the first jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262)   

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

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.