Page 15: Historical Events In 1944

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

Aug 11   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history churchill & Tito meet in Naples   

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

Aug 14   On this day in history british premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica   

Aug 15   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 anvil-Dragoon, U.S. 6th, 7th and French first Armies, attack Southern France and head toward Southern Germany.   

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

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." 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   In the year 1944 paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers   

Aug 19   Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed on this day in history.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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   Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd] on this day in history.   

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

Aug 23   On this day in history romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990)   

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   In the year 1944 krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

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   In the year 1944 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   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   In the year 1944 c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.   

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