Historical Events In 1944

Jul 26   Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies in the year 1944.  

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   In the year 1944 uS regains possession of Guam from Japanese  

Jul 27   On this day in history victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68  

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

Jul 29   On this day in history allied air force bomb Germany for 6 hours  

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

Jul 30   Heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire & Villebaudon Normandy in the year 1944.  

Jul 30   Naval Task Force lands Army troops near Cape Opmarai, New Guinea in the year 1944.  

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   On this day in history amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts  

Aug 03   On this day in history allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma  

Aug 03   In the year 1944 felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz  

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   Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis on this day in history.  

Aug 05   Mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW on this day in history.  

Aug 05   On this day in history maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies  

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 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   US 79th/90th division occupy Laval/Mayenne on this day in history.  

Aug 06   All 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died in the year 1944.  

Aug 06   Deportation of 70,000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins on this day in history.  

Aug 07   Anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter in the year 1944.  

Aug 07   German counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany on this day in history.  

Aug 08   On this day in history canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan  

Aug 08   Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 on this day in history.  

Aug 08   In the year 1944 hMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed  

Aug 09   On this day in history 12 workers of Dutch illegal paper "Trouw," executed at Camp Vught  

Aug 10   On this day in history berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

Aug 10   Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0 in the year 1944.  

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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   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

Jan 04   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis Baltrušaitis, 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 in the year 1944.  

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   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies