Page 2: Historical Events In 1944

Jan 17   Corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

Jan 17   Korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean   

Jan 18   1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts   

Jan 18   The inaugural 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.   

Jan 19   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71   

Jan 20   RAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin   

Jan 21   447 German bombers attack London   

Jan 21   649 British bombers attack Magdeburg   

Jan 21   Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74.   

Jan 22   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.   

Jan 22   During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy.   

Jan 23   Arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC   

Jan 23   Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80.   

Jan 24   Allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy.   

Jan 27   Leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600000 killed.   

Jan 28   683 British bombers attack Berlin.   

Jan 28   Leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh   

Jan 28   U-271 and U-571 sunk off Ireland.   

Jan 29   285 German bombers attack London.   

Jan 29   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   

Jan 30   US invades Majuro, Marshall Islands   

Jan 31   Operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June   

Jan 31   U-592 sunk off Ireland.   

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

Jan 31   US forces invade Kwajalein Atoll   

Feb 01   inaugural Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein   

Feb 01   Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72.   

Feb 01   Supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy.   

Feb 02   4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands.   

Feb 02   Allied troops inaugural set foot on Japanese territory.   

Feb 03   World War II: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands.   

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Jan 02   Peter eotvos: Composer   

Jan 02   Prince norodom ranariddh: Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   Christina von saltza: Us, swimmer (olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   David atherton: English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'alpuget: Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of bob hawke   

Jan 04   Volker hornback: Rocker (tangerine dream)   

Jan 05   Felix arons: Dutch director/actor (waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   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),    

Jan 03   Jurgis baltrušaitis: Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "hans" flu: Indonesian/dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph goldschmidt: German/swiss art historian,   

Jan 06   Ida tarbell: American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J verleun: Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William kissam vanderbilt ii: Member of the vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of cortellazzo ciano: Italian politician,