Page 16: 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   Bulgaria announces withdrawal & German troops are to be disarmed on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 28   On this day in history last German troops in Marseille surrendered & Toulon cleared   

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

Aug 30   Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania in the year 1944.   

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   Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), is sent to Auschwitz in the year 1944.   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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

Sep 04   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Allies liberate Brussels on this day in history.   

Sep 05   Willem M Groenewegen, resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

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

Sep 06   Robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered in the year 1944.   

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

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   On this day in history german V2 rockets strike London for the first time   

Sep 08   Jan van Gilse, composer/Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   In the year 1944 the first V-2 rocket lands in Britain   

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

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   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies