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   On this day in history corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean  

Jan 17   On this day in history korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean  

Jan 18   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history 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   On this day in history rAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin  

Jan 21   447 German bombers attack London on this day in history.  

Jan 21   On this day in history 649 British bombers attack Magdeburg  

Jan 21   Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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   During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Jan 28   In the year 1944 683 British bombers attack Berlin  

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

Jan 28   U-271 &U-571 sunk off Ireland on this day in history.  

Jan 29   In the year 1944 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   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   U-592 sunk off Ireland on this day in history.  

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   First Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein in the year 1944.  

Feb 01   Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.  

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

Feb 02   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

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   In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

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   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.