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

Jul 16   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 in the year 1944.   

Jul 16   John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed in the year 1944.   

Jul 17   In the year 1944 2 ammunition ships explodes at Port Chicago, California kills 322   

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   George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60 in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history abortive attempt on Hitler's life by a group of Nazi officers.   

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   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   In the year 1944 von Stauffenberg fails on an attempt on Hitler's life   

Jul 21   American marines capture the western Pacific island of Guam in the year 1944.   

Jul 21   On this day in history 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   On this day in history invasion and recapture of Guam begins.   

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

Jul 22   Soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation on this day in history.   

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   US forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II on this day in history.   

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

Jul 24   In the year 1944 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   Russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

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