Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   Race riots in Athens Alabama on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1944 churchill & Tito meet in Naples  

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

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

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

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

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

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

Aug 16   Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 in the year 1944.  

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   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   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   Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed on this day in history.  

Aug 19   Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 21   On this day in history 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   Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd] in the year 1944.  

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

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   On this day in history 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   Gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris in the year 1944.  

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

Aug 25   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1944.  

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   In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

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

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