Page 20: Historical Events In 1944

Oct 30   On this day in history aaron Copland's "Appalachian Spring," premieres in Wash DC   

Oct 30   Anne Frank (of Diary fame) is deported from Auschwitz to Belsen on this day in history.   

Oct 30   Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Oct 31   On this day in history chief of staff Kruls names De Quay chairman of Universal Commission   

Nov 01   Final mass gassing at Auschwitz, 73 women are murdered. The remainder of the prisoners, approximately 2,300, are deported to Ravensbruck and Bergen-Belsen to meet the growing slave labor demand in the year 1944.   

Nov 02   Auschwitz begins gassing inmates in the year 1944.   

Nov 03   On this day in history allied commando's lands at Westkapelle Walcheren   

Nov 04   German troops reconquer Schmidt Hurtgenwald in the year 1944.   

Nov 05   On this day in history allied troops reach Zoutelande Walcheren   

Nov 06   Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist/guitarist (Chilliwack) in the year 1944.   

Nov 06   In the year 1944 hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest   

Nov 06   Recognition of the future importance of turbojet and turboprop powerplants led the Bureau of Aeronautics to request the Naval Air Material Center to study requirements for a laboratory to develop and test gas-turbine powerplants on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history fDR wins 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R)   

Nov 07   On this day in history franklin D.Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President   

Nov 07   Richard Sorge & Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo in the year 1944.   

Nov 08   In the year 1944 25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor   

Nov 08   25,000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to the Nazis for forced labor in the year 1944.   

Nov 08   On this day in history roosevelt wins the U.S. Presidency for a fourth term. Democrats gain in the House.   

Nov 08   Walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 09   Red Cross wins Nobel peace prize in the year 1944.   

Nov 10   German riots in Rotterdam/Schiedam 52,000 men sent to Germany on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1944 edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87   

Nov 12   RAF sink German battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso Fjord Norway in the year 1944.   

Nov 12   The German battleship Tirpitz is sunk off the Norwegian coast in the year 1944.   

Nov 13   On this day in history paul Graener, composer, dies at 72   

Nov 15   Government approves sending members of the Australian Women's Army Service (AWAS) to New Guinea to replace men for service in forward areas Members of the Australian Army Nursing Service (AANS) and the Australian Army Medical Women's Service (AAMWS) were already serving in New Guinea in the year 1944.   

Nov 15   Maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

Nov 15   Surprise attack on office of Nethche Bank in the year 1944.   

Nov 16   Charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies in the year 1944.   

Nov 16   US 9th division & 1st Army attacks at Geilenkirchen in the year 1944.   

Nov 17   In the year 1944 -Nov 19] Nazi raids in Dutch NE Polder   

Nov 17   In the year 1944 a C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies   

Nov 19   World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the 6th War Loan Drive, aimed at selling $14 billion USD in war bonds to help pay for the war effort in the year 1944.   

Nov 20   1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines) 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.