Historical Events In 1944

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

Aug 26   On this day in history bulgaria announces withdrawal & German troops are to be disarmed  

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

Aug 27   On this day in history uSS Stingray (SS-186) lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese.  

Aug 28   Ernst Thalmann, German communist, dies in Buchenwald on this day in history.  

Aug 28   In the year 1944 last German troops in Marseille surrendered & Toulon cleared  

Aug 29   15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees on this day in history.  

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

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

Aug 30   On this day in history soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania  

Aug 31   In the year 1944 allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy  

Aug 31   Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide in the year 1944.  

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

Sep 02   On this day in history belgium's Emissie bank closes  

Sep 02   Claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75) in the year 1944.  

Sep 02   In the year 1944 during WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane  

Sep 02   On this day in history george W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies  

Sep 03   Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title on this day in history.  

Sep 03   On this day in history frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75  

Sep 04   2,087 Jews transported for Westerbork to KZ-Lower Theresienstadt on this day in history.  

Sep 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered  

Sep 07   In the year 1944 eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer, dies at 70  

Sep 07   SS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium on this day in history.  

Sep 08   1st V-2 rockets land in London & Antwerp on this day in history.  

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

Sep 08   On this day in history jan van Gilse, composer/Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 63  

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) on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

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 in the year 1944.  

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