Page 19: 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   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 on this day in history.   

Oct 18   Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II on this day in history.   

Oct 19   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow   

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   General Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines in the year 1944.   

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

Oct 20   On this day in history revolution by workers & students in Guatemala   

Oct 21   In the year 1944 canadian troops occupy Breskens   

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   In the year 1944 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   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 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 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history hMCS SKEENA (RCN), lost at Reykjavik, Iceland - driven ashore in heavy gale and wrecked.   

Oct 25   Japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1944 u.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines.   

Oct 27   Antwerp port is taken by the Allies on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation in the year 1944.   

Oct 27   Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

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

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

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

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

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.