Page 19: Historical Events In 1944

Oct 17   Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II   

Oct 19   British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow on this day in history.   

Oct 19   US forces land in Philipines on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Oct 20   Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless on this day in history.   

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   US troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

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   In air-sea battle in the Sibuyan Sea, carrier aircraft attack Japanese Center Force in the year 1944.   

Oct 24   On this day in history lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 hMCS SKEENA (RCN), lost at Reykjavik, Iceland - driven ashore in heavy gale and wrecked.   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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

Oct 29   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

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