Page 15: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   In the year 1944 race riots in Athens Alabama   

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

Aug 11   On this day in history british premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy   

Aug 12   Churchill & Tito meet in Naples on this day in history.   

Aug 13   In the year 1944 british 8th army occupies Florence   

Aug 14   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica   

Aug 15   Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed in the year 1944.   

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

Aug 15   In the year 1944 anvil-Dragoon, U.S. 6th, 7th and French first Armies, attack Southern France and head toward Southern Germany.   

Aug 16   In the year 1944 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy   

Aug 16   On this day in history 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." in the year 1944.   

Aug 17   4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy in the year 1944.   

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

Aug 18   On this day in history cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87   

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   On this day in history paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers   

Aug 19   On this day in history allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed   

Aug 19   In the year 1944 gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62   

Aug 20   "Anna Lucasta," opens on Broadway in the year 1944.   

Aug 20   In the year 1944 127 Flying Fortress Bombers drop high-explosives on the factory areas at Auschwitz, less than five miles east of the gas-chambers.   

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   In the year 1944 hMCS Alberni lost   

Aug 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55   

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

Aug 23   In the year 1944 nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 23   Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990) on this day in history.   

Aug 24   On this day in history gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris   

Aug 25   France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame on this day in history.   

Aug 25   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 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   Krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, 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   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1944 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