Page 19: Historical Events In 1944

Oct 17   Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Eisenhower, Bradley & Montgomery confer in Brussel in the year 1944.   

Oct 18   In the year 1944 hitler orders the establishment of "Volkssturm." Boys between fifteen and eighteen and men between fifty and sixty are drafted into service. The Nazis have to mobilize replacements for 500,000 men.   

Oct 18   Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II in the year 1944.   

Oct 19   British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow in the year 1944.   

Oct 19   On this day in history uS forces land in Philipines   

Oct 20   30 blocks of Cleveland Ohio burn after a liquid gas factory explodes in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   General Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   On this day in history liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless   

Oct 20   Revolution by workers & students in Guatemala on this day in history.   

Oct 21   Canadian troops occupy Breskens in the year 1944.   

Oct 21   On this day in history prv. Ernest Alva Smith (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) wins the Victoria Cross at the Savio River, Italy   

Oct 21   In the year 1944 uS troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall   

Oct 22   Kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1944 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam   

Oct 23   On this day in history hana Brady, Holocaust victim   

Oct 23   Soviet army invades Hungary in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   The largest naval battle in the history of warfare was fought near Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on Oct 23-26, 1944 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history in air-sea battle in the Sibuyan Sea, carrier aircraft attack Japanese Center Force.   

Oct 24   Lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54 in the year 1944.   

Oct 24   In the year 1944 rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners   

Oct 25   On this day in history battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink   

Oct 25   During Battle of Leyte Gulf in Battle of Surigao Straits, U.S. battleships execute the maneuver of "crossing the tee" of the Japanese forces. In Battle Off Samar, escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts heroically resist attacks of Japanese Center Force. In Battle Off Cape Engano, 3rd Fleet carriers attack Japanese Northern Force sinking several small carriers on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1944 fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed   

Oct 25   In the year 1944 hMCS SKEENA (RCN), lost at Reykjavik, Iceland - driven ashore in heavy gale and wrecked.   

Oct 25   In the year 1944 japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf   

Oct 26   In the year 1944 u.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines.   

Oct 27   Antwerp port is taken by the Allies in the year 1944.   

Oct 27   In the year 1944 hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation   

Oct 27   Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1944 russia & Bulgaria sign weapon pact   

Oct 29   In the year 1944 1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda Neth   

Oct 29   In the year 1944 denny Laine, [Brian Hines], rock guitarist (Moody Blues, Wings)   

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

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

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 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   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies