Historical Events In 1944

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

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Sep 13   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 united States troops arrive at the German border and proceed, with the British and Canadians, to launch an offensive to reach the Rhine.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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

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

Sep 18   British submarine Tradewind torpedoes Junyo Maru: 5,600 killed on this day in history.   

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   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   In the year 1944 john Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem   

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   "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   Colijn, Neth PM, buried in the year 1944.   

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

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   On this day in history ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64   

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) in the year 1944.   

Sep 28   Battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands in the year 1944.   

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   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

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   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 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   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

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