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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed   

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

Jul 19   Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jul 21   In the year 1944 gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau   

Jul 21   Invasion and recapture of Guam begins in the year 1944.   

Jul 21   US forces free Guam of Japanese invaders in the year 1944.   

Jul 22   Soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation in the year 1944.   

Jul 23   On this day in history bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp   

Jul 23   Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   On this day in history 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   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   The breakout from the Normandy beaches begins in the year 1944.   

Jul 25   The first jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262) in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

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   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   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 in the year 1944.   

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   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   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   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies