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

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

Jan 18   On this day in history 1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts  

Jan 18   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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   649 British bombers attack Magdeburg in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 23   On this day in history edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80  

Jan 24   In the year 1944 allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy  

Jan 27   Leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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   US invades Majuro, Marshall Islands on this day in history.  

Jan 31   Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June in the year 1944.  

Jan 31   On this day in history 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   US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll in the year 1944.  

Feb 01   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history 4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands  

Feb 02   Allied troops first set foot on Japanese territory in the year 1944.  

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

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   On this day in history 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   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]  

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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

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   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.