Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Aug 15   Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed in the year 1944.  

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   On this day in history 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   John Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies on this day in history.  

Aug 18   Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87 in the year 1944.  

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

Aug 18   On this day in history paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers  

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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 21   Dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN on this day in history.  

Aug 21   In the year 1944 germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy  

Aug 21   HMCS Alberni lost in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Aug 23   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.  

Aug 25   In the year 1944 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   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   In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.