Page 17: Historical Events In 1944

Sep 10   On this day in history 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" 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   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   On this day in history soviet troops arrive at the Slovakian border.   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 19   Finland & Russia agree to cease fire on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 20   In the year 1944 nijmegen is liberated from German occupation   

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 22   In the year 1944 boulogne reoccupied by Allies   

Sep 23   On this day in history colijn, Neth PM, buried   

Sep 25   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history british & Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem)   

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

Sep 27   Aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/US evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1944 first TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise)   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.   

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