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   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   On this day in history british premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow  

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   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 in the year 1944.  

Oct 20   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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   US troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Oct 23   Soviet army invades Hungary on this day in history.  

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

Oct 25   Battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink on this day in history.  

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   Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed in the year 1944.  

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   U.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines in the year 1944.  

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

Oct 27   On this day in history hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation  

Oct 27   In the year 1944 iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies  

Oct 28   Russia & Bulgaria sign weapon pact in the year 1944.  

Oct 29   1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda Neth on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.  

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 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 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   In the year 1944 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