Historical Events In 1944

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

Jul 27   On this day in history 1st British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor)  

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

Jul 27   On this day in history uS regains possession of Guam from Japanese  

Jul 27   Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Jul 28   Hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy in the year 1944.  

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

Jul 30   Frances de la Tour, actress (Bejeweled, Wombling Free) in the year 1944.  

Jul 30   Heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire & Villebaudon Normandy on this day in history.  

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   The birth of Geraldine Chaplin, Actress and daughter of Charlie on this day in history.  

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

Aug 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz  

Aug 04   In the year 1944 anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified  

Aug 04   Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis on this day in history.  

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

Aug 05   Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies in the year 1944.  

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   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history all 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   HMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed on this day in history.  

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

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

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   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02   In the year 1944 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   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.  

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 Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

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   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

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   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.