Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   On this day in history 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   British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy in the year 1944.  

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

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

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

Aug 15   On this day in history allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Aug 16   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87  

Aug 18   On this day in history major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France  

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

Aug 19   In the year 1944 allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed  

Aug 19   Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 in the year 1944.  

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

Aug 20   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1944 hMCS Alberni lost  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

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   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1944.  

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   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 in the year 1944.  

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies  

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies