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

Sep 11   In the year 1944 holland is liberated by the Allies.  

Sep 12   -16] Hurricane, kills 389 in NC on this day in history.  

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

Sep 13   In the year 1944 soviet troops arrive at the Slovakian border.  

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

Sep 13   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Sep 17   British Premier Winston Churchill travels to US in the year 1944.  

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

Sep 18   On this day in history british submarine Tradewind torpedoes Junyo Maru: 5,600 killed  

Sep 19   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

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

Sep 21   In the year 1944 last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders  

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

Sep 22   Boulogne reoccupied by Allies on this day in history.  

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

Sep 25   On this day in history jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer (Irrfahrten), dies at 68  

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   On this day in history aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/US evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53  

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

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

Sep 28   Battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02   In the year 1944 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   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

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   In the year 1944 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   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 on this day in history.