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 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 17   Korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.  

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   The seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years in the year 1944.  

Jan 19   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1944.  

Jan 20   RAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin in the year 1944.  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 22   During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history 683 British bombers attack Berlin  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 29   William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 in the year 1944.  

Jan 30   In the year 1944 uS invades Majuro, Marshall Islands  

Jan 31   In the year 1944 operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June  

Jan 31   On this day in history u-592 sunk off Ireland  

Jan 31   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72  

Feb 01   In the year 1944 supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy  

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   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.  

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

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

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   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies