Page 20: Historical Events In 1944

Nov 06   Bill Henderson, Vancouver BC, rock vocalist/guitarist (Chilliwack).   

Nov 06   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   

Nov 07   Franklin D.Roosevelt elected for a record fourth term as President   

Nov 07   In this year, FDR claims 4th term in office, defeating Thomas E Dewey (R)   

Nov 07   Richard Sorge and Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo   

Nov 08   25000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to Nazis for forced labor.   

Nov 08   25000 Hungarian Jews are loaned to the Nazis for forced labor.   

Nov 08   In this year, Roosevelt claims the U.S. Presidency for a fourth term. Democrats gain in the House   

Nov 08   Walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies.   

Nov 09   In this year, Red Cross claims Nobel peace prize.   

Nov 10   German riots in Rotterdam/Schiedam 52000 men sent to Germany.   

Nov 12   Edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87   

Nov 12   RAF sink German battleship "Tirpitz" at Tromso Fjord Norway.   

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

Nov 13   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   

Nov 15   Maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed.   

Nov 15   Surprise attack on office of Nethche Bank.   

Nov 16   Charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies.   

Nov 16   US 9th division and 1st Army attacks at Geilenkirchen   

Nov 17   -Nov 19] Nazi raids in Dutch NE Polder.   

Nov 17   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.   

Nov 20   1st Japanse suicide submarine attack (Ulithi Atol, Carolines)   

Nov 20   Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21.   

Nov 21   Personnel and executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food.   

Nov 22   Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies   

Nov 22   Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen   

Nov 23   US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg   

Nov 24   EMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies   

Nov 24   HMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait.   

Nov 24   inaugural B-29 raids from Marianas base   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo   

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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,