Historical Events In 1944

Oct 17   On this day in history pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45  

Oct 18   Eisenhower, Bradley & Montgomery confer in Brussel on this day in history.  

Oct 18   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 in the year 1944.  

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   In the year 1944 uS forces land in Philipines  

Oct 20   On this day in history 30 blocks of Cleveland Ohio burn after a liquid gas factory explodes  

Oct 20   On this day in history gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65  

Oct 20   General Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines on this day in history.  

Oct 20   Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless in the year 1944.  

Oct 20   Revolution by workers & students in Guatemala in the year 1944.  

Oct 21   Canadian troops occupy Breskens in the year 1944.  

Oct 21   Prv. Ernest Alva Smith (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) wins the Victoria Cross at the Savio River, Italy in the year 1944.  

Oct 21   On this day in history uS troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall  

Oct 22   On this day in history kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo  

Oct 23   On this day in history 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam  

Oct 23   Hana Brady, Holocaust victim on this day in history.  

Oct 23   Soviet army invades Hungary in the year 1944.  

Oct 23   In the year 1944 the largest naval battle in the history of warfare was fought near Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on Oct 23-26, 1944  

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

Oct 24   Lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Oct 25   On this day in history fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed  

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

Oct 25   Japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf in the year 1944.  

Oct 26   On this day in history u.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines.  

Oct 27   In the year 1944 antwerp port is taken by the Allies.  

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

Oct 27   On this day in history iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies  

Oct 28   On this day in history russia & Bulgaria sign weapon pact  

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

Oct 29   Denny Laine, [Brian Hines], rock guitarist (Moody Blues, Wings) in the year 1944.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]  

Jan 01   On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies  

Jan 03   Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

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 on this day in history.  

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