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 in the year 1944.   

Oct 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 19   In the year 1944 uS forces land in Philipines   

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

Oct 20   In the year 1944 gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

Oct 21   In the year 1944 canadian troops occupy Breskens   

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

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

Oct 22   In the year 1944 kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo   

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

Oct 23   In the year 1944 hana Brady, Holocaust victim   

Oct 23   On this day in history soviet army invades Hungary   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   Rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners on this day in history.   

Oct 25   In the year 1944 battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink   

Oct 25   In the year 1944 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.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 antwerp port is taken by the Allies.   

Oct 27   Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies in the year 1944.   

Oct 28   Russia & Bulgaria sign weapon pact on this day in history.   

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

Oct 29   On this day in history 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   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

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

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

Jan 01   In the year 1944 c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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