Page 17: Historical Events In 1944

Sep 10   Jaap P Musch, Dutch resistance fighter, murdered by Nazis in the year 1944.   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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

Sep 13   30th Infantry division of US 1st Army frees Margraten on this day in history.   

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   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 in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Sep 15   In the year 1944 british bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs   

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

Sep 17   British Premier Winston Churchill travels to US on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1944 anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem   

Sep 18   In the year 1944 british submarine Tradewind torpedoes Junyo Maru: 5,600 killed   

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

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

Sep 20   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 in the year 1944.   

Sep 20   John Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem in the year 1944.   

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

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   In the year 1944 boulogne reoccupied by Allies   

Sep 23   Colijn, Neth PM, buried on this day in history.   

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

Sep 26   In the year 1944 ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64   

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

Sep 27   In the year 1944 helmond & Oss Neth liberated   

Sep 28   1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise) in the year 1944.   

Sep 28   In the year 1944 battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands   

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

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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   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   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   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   In the year 1944 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   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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.