Page 17: Historical Events In 1944

Sep 10   Jaap P Musch, Dutch resistance fighter, murdered by Nazis on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Lt-gen Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far" in the year 1944.   

Sep 11   FDR and Churchill meet in Canada at the 2nd Quebec Conference on this day in history.   

Sep 11   Holland is liberated by the Allies in the year 1944.   

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

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

Sep 13   Soviet troops arrive at the Slovakian border in the year 1944.   

Sep 13   The birth of Jacqueline Bisset, English actress on this day in history.   

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   6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   On this day in history british bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs   

Sep 17   In the year 1944 ... Kussin, German gen-maj/commanding Arnhem, dies in battle   

Sep 17   In the year 1944 british Premier Winston Churchill travels to US   

Sep 18   On this day in history anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem   

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

Sep 19   On this day in history david Lord, British lieutenant/Dakota-pilot DFC/VC, dies in battle   

Sep 19   Finland & Russia agree to cease fire in the year 1944.   

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

Sep 20   Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation on this day in history.   

Sep 21   On this day in history last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders   

Sep 22   "Cab" Calloway, British scout, dies in battle of Oosterbeek on this day in history.   

Sep 22   Boulogne reoccupied by Allies in the year 1944.   

Sep 23   Colijn, Neth PM, buried in the year 1944.   

Sep 25   Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer (Irrfahrten), dies at 68 in the year 1944.   

Sep 25   On this day in history the birth of Michael Douglas, American film actor   

Sep 26   In the year 1944 british & Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem)   

Sep 26   Ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   In the year 1944 aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/US evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 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   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies