Historical Events In 1944

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 20   Brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy on this day in history.   

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

Jul 20   In the year 1944 uS invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jul 21   British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   Russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp in the year 1944.   

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

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

Jul 26   Japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

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   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.