Page 14: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 03   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   

Aug 04   Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis.   

Aug 05   Mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW.   

Aug 05   Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies.   

Aug 05   More than 1000 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.   

Aug 06   All 1200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died.   

Aug 06   Deportation of 70000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins   

Aug 07   Anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter.   

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

Aug 08   Canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan   

Aug 08   Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62.   

Aug 08   HMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed.   

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

Aug 10   Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies.   

Aug 10   Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0   

Aug 10   Race riots in Athens Alabama.   

Aug 11   An electric powered rescue hoist was installed on an HNS-1 helicopter at CGAS Floyd Bennett Field.   

Aug 11   British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy   

Aug 12   Churchill and Tito meet in Naples.   

Aug 13   British 8th army occupies Florence.   

Aug 14   British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica.   

Aug 15   Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed.   

Aug 15   Allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured.   

Aug 15   Anvil-Dragoon, U.S. 6th, 7th and French inaugural Armies, attack Southern France and head toward Southern Germany   

Aug 16   2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy.   

Aug 16   Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28   

Aug 16   U.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere."   

Aug 17   4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy.   

Aug 17   John Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies   

Aug 18   Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87   

Aug 18   In this year, Major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) claims the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France   

Aug 18   Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers   

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Jan 02   Peter eotvos: Composer   

Jan 02   Prince norodom ranariddh: Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   Christina von saltza: Us, swimmer (olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   David atherton: English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'alpuget: Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of bob hawke   

Jan 04   Volker hornback: Rocker (tangerine dream)   

Jan 05   Felix arons: Dutch director/actor (waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   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),   

Jan 03   Jurgis baltrušaitis: Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "hans" flu: Indonesian/dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph goldschmidt: German/swiss art historian,    

Jan 06   Ida tarbell: American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J verleun: Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William kissam vanderbilt ii: Member of the vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of cortellazzo ciano: Italian politician,