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) on this day in history.  

Jul 27   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.  

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

Jul 29   Allied air force bomb Germany for 6 hours on this day in history.  

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

Jul 30   On this day in history 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   Last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz on this day in history.  

Jul 31   On this day in history the birth of Geraldine Chaplin, Actress and daughter of Charlie  

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

Aug 01   Poland - Warsaw Revolt Begins in the year 1944.  

Aug 02   Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts in the year 1944.  

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

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

Aug 05   On this day in history mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW  

Aug 05   On this day in history 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   US 79th/90th division occupy Laval/Mayenne on this day in history.  

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

Aug 06   On this day in history deportation of 70,000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins  

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

Aug 08   Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 in the year 1944.  

Aug 08   On this day in history hMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed  

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

Aug 10   In the year 1944 berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

Aug 10   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

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   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies