Page 15: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   On this day in history race riots in Athens Alabama   

Aug 11   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

Aug 12   In the year 1944 churchill & Tito meet in Naples   

Aug 13   On this day in history british 8th army occupies Florence   

Aug 14   British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica on this day in history.   

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

Aug 15   Allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured on this day in history.   

Aug 15   Anvil-Dragoon, U.S. 6th, 7th and French first Armies, attack Southern France and head toward Southern Germany on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy   

Aug 16   On this day in history roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28   

Aug 16   In the year 1944 u.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere."   

Aug 17   On this day in history 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy   

Aug 17   On this day in history john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies   

Aug 18   Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1944.   

Aug 18   Major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France in the year 1944.   

Aug 18   Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers on this day in history.   

Aug 19   Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed in the year 1944.   

Aug 19   On this day in history gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62   

Aug 20   "Anna Lucasta," opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

Aug 20   127 Flying Fortress Bombers drop high-explosives on the factory areas at Auschwitz, less than five miles east of the gas-chambers on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN in the year 1944.   

Aug 21   On this day in history germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy   

Aug 21   HMCS Alberni lost on this day in history.   

Aug 22   In the year 1944 hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]   

Aug 22   HMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55 in the year 1944.   

Aug 23   In the year 1944 94.5°F (34.7°C) in De Bilt Netherlands & 101.5°F (38.6°C) in Warnsvelt   

Aug 23   On this day in history nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 23   Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990) in the year 1944.   

Aug 24   Gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1944 france 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame   

Aug 25   In the year 1944 germany Army by now has sustained 400,000 men killed, wounded or captured, plus 1,300 tanks, 1,500 artillery, and 3,500 aircraft destroyed.   

Aug 25   In the year 1944 krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 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 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   In the year 1944 c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.