Page 13: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   In the year 1944 attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested   

Jul 15   Greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb on this day in history.   

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

Jul 17   In the year 1944 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   7:45 Operation-Goodwood: British assault east of Caen on this day in history.   

Jul 18   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy   

Jul 20   Pres FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention on this day in history.   

Jul 20   US invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Von Stauffenberg fails on an attempt on Hitler's life in the year 1944.   

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

Jul 21   British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery in the year 1944.   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

Jul 23   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history 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   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   -26] Japanse banzai-attack on Guam on this day in history.   

Jul 25   Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1944 the breakout from the Normandy beaches begins.   

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

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

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   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

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