Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   Race riots in Athens Alabama in the year 1944.  

Aug 11   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 12   Churchill & Tito meet in Naples in the year 1944.  

Aug 13   British 8th army occupies Florence on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 15   In the year 1944 allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured.  

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   Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 in the year 1944.  

Aug 16   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history "Anna Lucasta," opens on Broadway  

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   In the year 1944 dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN  

Aug 21   Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy in the year 1944.  

Aug 21   HMCS Alberni lost in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Aug 22   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990)  

Aug 24   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Aug 25   Krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

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   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.