Page 16: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 25   In the year 1944 paris is taken by the Allies. General De Gaulle re-establishes a presence in the capital.   

Aug 26   In the year 1944 bulgaria announces withdrawal & German troops are to be disarmed   

Aug 27   200 Halifax bombers attack oil-installations in Homburg on this day in history.   

Aug 27   USS Stingray (SS-186) lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese in the year 1944.   

Aug 28   In the year 1944 ernst Thalmann, German communist, dies in Buchenwald   

Aug 28   Last German troops in Marseille surrendered & Toulon cleared on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1944 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees   

Aug 30   On this day in history 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)   

Aug 30   In the year 1944 morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies   

Aug 30   Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), is sent to Auschwitz on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Belgium's Emissie bank closes in the year 1944.   

Sep 02   Claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   On this day in history during WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane   

Sep 02   George W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title   

Sep 03   Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75 in the year 1944.   

Sep 04   In the year 1944 2,087 Jews transported for Westerbork to KZ-Lower Theresienstadt   

Sep 04   In the year 1944 izaak van der Horst, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Sep 05   On this day in history "Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators flee to Germany   

Sep 05   On this day in history allies liberate Brussels   

Sep 05   On this day in history willem M Groenewegen, resistance fighter, executed   

Sep 06   Gen Von Zangens 15th army escape from Zealand on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered   

Sep 07   On this day in history eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer, dies at 70   

Sep 07   In the year 1944 sS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium   

Sep 08   In the year 1944 1st V-2 rockets land in London & Antwerp   

Sep 08   German V2 rockets strike London for the first time in the year 1944.   

Sep 08   Jan van Gilse, composer/Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   On this day in history the first V-2 rocket lands in Britain   

Sep 09   In the year 1944 allied forces liberate Luxembourg   

Sep 09   Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (often referred to as the invasion of Bulgaria by Russia) (National Day) in the year 1944.   

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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 in the year 1944.   

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   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   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   In the year 1944 c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

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

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.