Page 17: Historical Events In 1944

Sep 13   Soviet troops arrive at the Slovakian border   

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.   

Sep 14   6500 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   

Sep 15   British bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs.   

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

Sep 17   British Premier Winston Churchill travels to US.   

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

Sep 18   British submarine Tradewind torpedoes Junyo Maru: 5600 killed   

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

Sep 19   Finland and Russia agree to cease fire.   

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.   

Sep 20   John Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem   

Sep 20   Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation   

Sep 21   Last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders   

Sep 22   "Cab" Calloway, British scout, dies in battle of Oosterbeek   

Sep 22   Boulogne reoccupied by Allies.   

Sep 23   Colijn, Neth PM, buried.   

Sep 25   Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer (Irrfahrten), dies at 68.   

Sep 25   Michael Douglas, American film actor is born   

Sep 26   British and Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem).   

Sep 26   Ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64   

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

Sep 27   Helmond and Oss Neth liberated   

Sep 28   1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise)   

Sep 28   Battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands   

Sep 28   inaugural TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise).   

Sep 28   Marines occupy islands in Palaus under cover of naval aircraft and gunfire support.   

Sep 29   Near the end of World War 2, the Red Army enters Yugoslavia   

Sep 29   Soviet troops invade Yugoslavia   

Sep 30   -Oct 1] Failed attack on German officers near Putten Neth.   

Sep 30   Calais reoccupied by Allies   

Oct 01   The Channel ports are in Allied hands   

Oct 02   Nazis crush Warsaw Uprising killing 250000 people.   

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Jan 02   Peter eotvos: Composer   

Jan 02   Prince norodom ranariddh: Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   Christina von saltza: Us, swimmer (olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   David atherton: English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'alpuget: Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of bob hawke   

Jan 04   Volker hornback: Rocker (tangerine dream)   

Jan 05   Felix arons: Dutch director/actor (waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie smith: Us, 200m dash (olympic-gold-1968) [or jun 5]   

Jan 01   C t b turner: Cricket (17 tests 1886-95, 101 wkt all time great),    

Jan 03   Jurgis baltrušaitis: Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "hans" flu: Indonesian/dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph goldschmidt: German/swiss art historian,    

Jan 06   Ida tarbell: American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J verleun: Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William kissam vanderbilt ii: Member of the vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of cortellazzo ciano: Italian politician,