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

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

Aug 30   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Aug 31   Allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy in the year 1944.  

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

Sep 02   In the year 1944 anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), is sent to Auschwitz  

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

Sep 02   On this day in history claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75)  

Sep 02   During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane in the year 1944.  

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

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

Sep 03   Frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 04   Izaak van der Horst, Dutch resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.  

Sep 05   "Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators flee to Germany in the year 1944.  

Sep 05   Allies liberate Brussels on this day in history.  

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

Sep 06   Gen Von Zangens 15th army escape from Zealand in the year 1944.  

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

Sep 07   Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer, dies at 70 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 09   Allied forces liberate Luxembourg on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

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   In the year 1944 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   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.  

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   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

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.