Page 19: Historical Events In 1944

Oct 20   Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3600 homeless   

Oct 20   Revolution by workers and students in Guatemala   

Oct 21   Canadian troops occupy Breskens.   

Oct 21   In this year, Prv. Ernest Alva Smith (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) claims the Victoria Cross at the Savio River, Italy   

Oct 21   US troops capture Aachen, inaugural large German city to fall   

Oct 22   Kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo.   

Oct 23   1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam.   

Oct 23   Hana Brady, Holocaust victim.   

Oct 23   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.   

Oct 24   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.   

Oct 24   Rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners.   

Oct 25   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.   

Oct 25   Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed   

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

Oct 25   Japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf   

Oct 26   U.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines   

Oct 27   Antwerp port is taken by the Allies.   

Oct 27   Hertogenbosch and Tilburg freed from nazi occupation.   

Oct 27   Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies   

Oct 28   Russia and Bulgaria sign weapon pact   

Oct 29   1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda Neth.   

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

Oct 30   Aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring," premieres in Wash DC.   

Oct 30   Anne Frank (of Diary fame) is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen   

Oct 30   Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66   

Oct 31   Chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission.   

Nov 01   Final mass gassing at Auschwitz, 73 women are murdered. The remainder of the prisoners, approximately 2300, are deported to Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen to meet the growing slave labor demand.   

Nov 02   Auschwitz begins gassing inmates.   

Nov 03   Allied commando's lands at Westkapelle Walcheren   

Nov 04   German troops reconquer Schmidt Hurtgenwald   

Nov 05   Allied troops reach Zoutelande Walcheren   

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Jan 02   Peter eotvos: Composer   

Jan 02   Prince norodom ranariddh: Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   Christina von saltza: Us, swimmer (olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   David atherton: English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'alpuget: Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of bob hawke   

Jan 04   Volker hornback: Rocker (tangerine dream)   

Jan 05   Felix arons: Dutch director/actor (waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie smith: Us, 200m dash (olympic-gold-1968) [or jun 5]   

Jan 01   C t b turner: Cricket (17 tests 1886-95, 101 wkt all time great),   

Jan 03   Jurgis baltrušaitis: Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "hans" flu: Indonesian/dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph goldschmidt: German/swiss art historian,   

Jan 06   Ida tarbell: American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J verleun: Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William kissam vanderbilt ii: Member of the vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of cortellazzo ciano: Italian politician,