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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Aug 28   On this day in history ernst Thalmann, German communist, dies in Buchenwald  

Aug 28   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)  

Aug 30   Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies in the year 1944.  

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

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

Aug 31   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Sep 02   In the year 1944 george W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies  

Sep 03   In the year 1944 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   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   On this day in history allies liberate Brussels  

Sep 05   In the year 1944 willem M Groenewegen, resistance fighter, executed  

Sep 06   In the year 1944 gen Von Zangens 15th army escape from Zealand  

Sep 06   In the year 1944 robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered  

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

Sep 07   SS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium in the year 1944.  

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

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

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 in the year 1944.  

Sep 09   On this day in history allied forces liberate Luxembourg  

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

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

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   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

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