Page 2: Historical Events In 1944

Jan 16   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 17   On this day in history corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 21   447 German bombers attack London in the year 1944.   

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   Allied forces begin their beach assault at Anzio, Italy, during WWII on this day in history.   

Jan 22   On this day in history american troops invaded Italy, landing at Anzio beach in a move to outflank German defensive positions.   

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

Jan 23   On this day in history arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC   

Jan 23   Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

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

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

Jan 28   In the year 1944 683 British bombers attack Berlin   

Jan 28   Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh on this day in history.   

Jan 28   In the year 1944 u-271 &U-571 sunk off Ireland   

Jan 29   285 German bombers attack London on this day in history.   

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

Jan 29   William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 in the year 1944.   

Jan 30   US invades Majuro, Marshall Islands in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 31   U-592 sunk off Ireland on this day in history.   

Jan 31   U.S. forces begin their invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and the Marshall Islands, during WWII on this day in history.   

Jan 31   US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll in the year 1944.   

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   4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands on this day in history.   

Feb 02   Allied troops first set foot on Japanese territory on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

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