Page 2: 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   In the year 1944 corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

Jan 17   In the year 1944 korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

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   On this day in history harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 20   In the year 1944 rAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin   

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   Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 in the year 1944.   

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   During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy in the year 1944.   

Jan 23   Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1944 allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy   

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

Jan 28   683 British bombers attack Berlin on this day in history.   

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   HMS Spartan sunk a 5.25in-armed "Bellona" class AA cruiser. Lost off Anzio, Italy on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history u-592 sunk off Ireland   

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

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

Feb 01   On this day in history first Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein.   

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   Allied troops first set foot on Japanese territory in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

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 in the year 1944.   

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   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.