Page 13: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested on this day in history.   

Jul 15   Greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed   

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

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

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

Jul 18   George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 19   On this day in history carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated   

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 in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jul 21   In the year 1944 american marines capture the western Pacific island of Guam   

Jul 21   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery   

Jul 21   Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1944 invasion and recapture of Guam begins.   

Jul 21   On this day in history uS forces free Guam of Japanese invaders   

Jul 22   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history 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   On this day in history following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian.   

Jul 24   Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   On this day in history russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp.   

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   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   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 in the year 1944.   

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   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

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