Page 19: Historical Events In 1944

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

Oct 18   On this day in history eisenhower, Bradley & Montgomery confer in Brussel   

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   In the year 1944 soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II   

Oct 19   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 20   On this day in history gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65   

Oct 20   In the year 1944 general Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Oct 21   In the year 1944 uS troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall   

Oct 22   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Oct 24   In air-sea battle in the Sibuyan Sea, carrier aircraft attack Japanese Center Force in the year 1944.   

Oct 24   Lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54 in the year 1944.   

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

Oct 25   Battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Oct 25   Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed in the year 1944.   

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

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

Oct 26   U.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines on this day in history.   

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

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   Denny Laine, [Brian Hines], rock guitarist (Moody Blues, Wings) on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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.