Page 16: 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   200 Halifax bombers attack oil-installations in Homburg in the year 1944.   

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

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   Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

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

Aug 31   Allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1944 killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide   

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) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane on this day in history.   

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

Sep 03   In the year 1944 frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title   

Sep 03   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

Sep 05   On this day in history "Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators flee to Germany   

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

Sep 08   In the year 1944 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   Allied forces liberate Luxembourg in the year 1944.   

Sep 09   On this day in history bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (often referred to as the invasion of Bulgaria by Russia) (National Day)   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 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   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 on this day in history.   

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