Page 15: Historical Events In 1944

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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   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." on this day in history.   

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

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   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   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   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 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 22   Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55 on this day in history.   

Aug 23   94.5°F (34.7°C) in De Bilt Netherlands & 101.5°F (38.6°C) in Warnsvelt on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1944 gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris   

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   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.   

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   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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies