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   Corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean in the year 1944.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 21   On this day in history 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   Allied forces begin their beach assault at Anzio, Italy, during WWII in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 23   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 28   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72   

Feb 01   Supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy on this day in history.   

Feb 02   On this day in history 4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands   

Feb 02   On this day in history 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   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   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

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   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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 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