Page 14: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 26   Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 27   1st British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor) in the year 1944.   

Jul 27   In the year 1944 the first British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor)   

Jul 27   US regains possession of Guam from Japanese on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1944.   

Jul 28   On this day in history hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy   

Jul 29   In the year 1944 allied air force bomb Germany for 6 hours   

Jul 30   In the year 1944 frances de la Tour, actress (Bejeweled, Wombling Free)   

Jul 30   In the year 1944 heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire & Villebaudon Normandy   

Jul 30   On this day in history naval Task Force lands Army troops near Cape Opmarai, New Guinea.   

Jul 31   On this day in history last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz   

Jul 31   In the year 1944 the birth of Geraldine Chaplin, Actress and daughter of Charlie   

Aug 01   On this day in history manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65   

Aug 01   In the year 1944 poland - Warsaw Revolt Begins   

Aug 02   Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz in the year 1944.   

Aug 04   Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified on this day in history.   

Aug 04   In the year 1944 anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis   

Aug 05   In the year 1944 mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW   

Aug 05   In the year 1944 maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies   

Aug 05   On this day in history more than 1,000 Japanese prisoners of war unsuccessfully attempt to escape from Camp in Cowra, New South Wales 234 are killed, 108 wounded.   

Aug 05   More than 1,000 Japanese prisoners of war unsuccessfully attempt to escape from Camp in Cowra, New South Wales: 234 are killed, 108 wounded in the year 1944.   

Aug 05   On this day in history uS 79th/90th division occupy Laval/Mayenne   

Aug 06   In the year 1944 all 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died   

Aug 06   Deportation of 70,000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins in the year 1944.   

Aug 07   In the year 1944 anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter   

Aug 07   German counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany in the year 1944.   

Aug 08   In the year 1944 canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan   

Aug 08   On this day in history erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62   

Aug 08   HMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed in the year 1944.   

Aug 09   12 workers of Dutch illegal paper "Trouw," executed at Camp Vught in the year 1944.   

Aug 10   Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies in the year 1944.   

Aug 10   In the year 1944 braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0   

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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   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   In the year 1944 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   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   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.