Page 19: Historical Events In 1944

Oct 17   In the year 1944 pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45   

Oct 18   Eisenhower, Bradley & Montgomery confer in Brussel on this day in history.   

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   Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II in the year 1944.   

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

Oct 19   US forces land in Philipines in the year 1944.   

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

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

Oct 20   In the year 1944 revolution by workers & students in Guatemala   

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam   

Oct 23   Hana Brady, Holocaust victim in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Oct 24   In the year 1944 rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners   

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

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   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 in the year 1944.   

Oct 26   U.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies   

Oct 28   On this day in history russia & Bulgaria sign weapon pact   

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   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

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   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies