Historical Events In 1944

Aug 25   Paris is taken by the Allies. General De Gaulle re-establishes a presence in the capital on this day in history.  

Aug 26   Bulgaria announces withdrawal & German troops are to be disarmed on this day in history.  

Aug 27   200 Halifax bombers attack oil-installations in Homburg in the year 1944.  

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   Ernst Thalmann, German communist, dies in Buchenwald in the year 1944.  

Aug 28   Last German troops in Marseille surrendered & Toulon cleared in the year 1944.  

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

Aug 30   11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769) in the year 1944.  

Aug 30   On this day in history morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies  

Aug 30   In the year 1944 soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania  

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

Aug 31   On this day in history killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide  

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

Sep 02   Belgium's Emissie bank closes on this day in history.  

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

Sep 02   During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane on this day in history.  

Sep 02   George W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Sep 04   On this day in history 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   "Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators flee to Germany on this day in history.  

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   Robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered on this day in history.  

Sep 07   Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Sep 07   On this day in history sS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium  

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

Sep 08   In the year 1944 german V2 rockets strike London for the first time  

Sep 08   Jan van Gilse, composer/Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 63 in the year 1944.  

Sep 08   The first V-2 rocket lands in Britain on this day in history.  

Sep 09   On this day in history 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   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   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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