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 in the year 1944.  

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

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

Aug 30   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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

Sep 02   In the year 1944 belgium's Emissie bank closes  

Sep 02   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Sep 03   Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title in the year 1944.  

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

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

Sep 05   In the year 1944 allies liberate Brussels  

Sep 05   Willem M Groenewegen, resistance fighter, executed in the year 1944.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Sep 08   German V2 rockets strike London for the first time on this day in history.  

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   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   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies  

Jan 03   Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

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