Historical Events In 1944

Jan 16   On this day in history lieutenant (jg) S. R. Graham, USCG, while en route from New York to Liverpool in the British freighter Daghestan made a 30 minute flight in an R-4B (HNS-1) from the ship's 60 by 80 foot flight deck  

Jan 17   Corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.  

Jan 17   Korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean in the year 1944.  

Jan 18   In the year 1944 1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts  

Jan 18   The first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1944 the seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years  

Jan 19   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1944.  

Jan 20   RAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin in the year 1944.  

Jan 21   447 German bombers attack London on this day in history.  

Jan 21   In the year 1944 649 British bombers attack Magdeburg  

Jan 21   In the year 1944 gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74  

Jan 22   On this day in history allied forces begin their beach assault at Anzio, Italy, during WWII.  

Jan 22   American troops invaded Italy, landing at Anzio beach in a move to outflank German defensive positions in the year 1944.  

Jan 22   On this day in history during World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy  

Jan 23   Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC on this day in history.  

Jan 23   Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 24   Allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy on this day in history.  

Jan 27   In the year 1944 leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed  

Jan 28   On this day in history 683 British bombers attack Berlin  

Jan 28   On this day in history leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh  

Jan 28   U-271 &U-571 sunk off Ireland in the year 1944.  

Jan 29   On this day in history 285 German bombers attack London  

Jan 29   HMS Spartan sunk a 5.25in-armed "Bellona" class AA cruiser. Lost off Anzio, Italy in the year 1944.  

Jan 29   William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 30   In the year 1944 uS invades Majuro, Marshall Islands  

Jan 31   Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June on this day in history.  

Jan 31   U-592 sunk off Ireland in the year 1944.  

Jan 31   U.S. forces begin their invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and the Marshall Islands, during WWII in the year 1944.  

Jan 31   In the year 1944 uS forces invade Kwajalein Atoll  

Feb 01   First Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.  

Feb 01   On this day in history supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy  

Feb 02   In the year 1944 4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands  

Feb 02   In the year 1944 allied troops first set foot on Japanese territory  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, 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   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   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies