Historical Events In 1944

Sep 10   In the year 1944 jaap P Musch, Dutch resistance fighter, murdered by Nazis  

Sep 10   Lt-gen Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far" on this day in history.  

Sep 11   On this day in history fDR and Churchill meet in Canada at the 2nd Quebec Conference  

Sep 11   Holland is liberated by the Allies on this day in history.  

Sep 12   -16] Hurricane, kills 389 in NC in the year 1944.  

Sep 13   30th Infantry division of US 1st Army frees Margraten in the year 1944.  

Sep 13   Soviet troops arrive at the Slovakian border on this day in history.  

Sep 13   On this day in history the birth of Jacqueline Bisset, English actress  

Sep 13   On this day in history u.S. heavy bombers rain destruction on factory areas a few miles from Auschwitz, but Allies refuse to bomb railroad tracks or gas chambers at Auschwitz.  

Sep 14   In the year 1944 6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru  

Sep 14   United States troops arrive at the German border and proceed, with the British and Canadians, to launch an offensive to reach the Rhine in the year 1944.  

Sep 15   British bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs on this day in history.  

Sep 17   ... Kussin, German gen-maj/commanding Arnhem, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Sep 17   On this day in history british Premier Winston Churchill travels to US  

Sep 18   Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem in the year 1944.  

Sep 18   British submarine Tradewind torpedoes Junyo Maru: 5,600 killed in the year 1944.  

Sep 19   David Lord, British lieutenant/Dakota-pilot DFC/VC, dies in battle in the year 1944.  

Sep 19   In the year 1944 finland & Russia agree to cease fire  

Sep 20   In the year 1944 death in action, while filming American troops on Peleliu, of Australian cameraman Damien Parer Parer made what has been considered Australia's most famous war film - Kokoda Front Line The film won an Academy Award and gave international exposure to the experiences of Australian soldiers in 1942 on the Kokoda Track  

Sep 20   On this day in history john Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem  

Sep 20   Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation in the year 1944.  

Sep 21   Last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders on this day in history.  

Sep 22   "Cab" Calloway, British scout, dies in battle of Oosterbeek in the year 1944.  

Sep 22   On this day in history boulogne reoccupied by Allies  

Sep 23   In the year 1944 colijn, Neth PM, buried  

Sep 25   Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer (Irrfahrten), dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Sep 25   In the year 1944 the birth of Michael Douglas, American film actor  

Sep 26   British & Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem) on this day in history.  

Sep 26   Ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64 in the year 1944.  

Sep 27   Aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/US evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53 in the year 1944.  

Sep 27   On this day in history helmond & Oss Neth liberated  

Sep 28   1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise) on this day in history.  

Sep 28   On this day in history battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands  

Sep 28   First TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise) in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

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   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

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

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.