Page 13: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested in the year 1944.   

Jul 15   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jul 19   In the year 1944 carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated   

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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history uS invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II   

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

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

Jul 21   Invasion and recapture of Guam begins on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jul 23   On this day in history chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader   

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   Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   Russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp on this day in history.   

Jul 25   On this day in history -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   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   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 in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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