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   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy  

Aug 12   In the year 1944 churchill & Tito meet in Naples  

Aug 13   British 8th army occupies Florence in the year 1944.  

Aug 14   British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica in the year 1944.  

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

Aug 16   Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1944 4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy  

Aug 17   In the year 1944 john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies  

Aug 18   Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Aug 18   In the year 1944 major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France  

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   On this day in history gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62  

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

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   Dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN in the year 1944.  

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   In the year 1944 hMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway  

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   On this day in history nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63  

Aug 23   In the year 1944 romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990)  

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   On this day in history krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death  

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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.