Historical Events In 1944

Sep 10   On this day in history jaap P Musch, Dutch resistance fighter, murdered by Nazis  

Sep 10   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history 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 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   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   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 on this day in history.  

Sep 15   British bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs on this day in history.  

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

Sep 17   On this day in history british Premier Winston Churchill travels to US  

Sep 18   Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem on this day in history.  

Sep 18   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history finland & Russia agree to cease fire  

Sep 20   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history john Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem  

Sep 20   On this day in history nijmegen is liberated from German occupation  

Sep 21   Last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders in the year 1944.  

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

Sep 22   In the year 1944 boulogne reoccupied by Allies  

Sep 23   In the year 1944 colijn, Neth PM, buried  

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

Sep 25   The birth of Michael Douglas, American film actor on this day in history.  

Sep 26   British & Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem) in the year 1944.  

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) on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.