Historical Events In 1944

Jan 16   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1944 447 German bombers attack London  

Jan 21   649 British bombers attack Magdeburg on this day in history.  

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

Jan 22   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1944 edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80  

Jan 24   On this day in history allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy  

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

Jan 28   683 British bombers attack Berlin in the year 1944.  

Jan 28   In the year 1944 leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh  

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

Jan 29   In the year 1944 285 German bombers attack London  

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

Jan 29   In the year 1944 william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75  

Jan 30   On this day in history uS invades Majuro, Marshall Islands  

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

Jan 31   In the year 1944 u-592 sunk off Ireland  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 01   Supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy in the year 1944.  

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

Feb 02   On this day in history allied troops first set foot on Japanese territory  

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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 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 Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

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

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