Page 21: Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 in the year 1944.   

Nov 21   On this day in history personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food   

Nov 22   Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 1944 duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen   

Nov 23   US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg in the year 1944.   

Nov 24   EMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies on this day in history.   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 first B-29 raids from Marianas base.   

Nov 24   HMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait in the year 1944.   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo in the year 1944.   

Nov 24   On this day in history uS bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo   

Nov 25   In the year 1944 32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6   

Nov 25   A German V-2 missile hit a Woolworth's department store in New Cross Road, Deptford, killing 160 midday shoppers. The V-2 was a recent innovation in German ammunition in the year 1944.   

Nov 25   Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor on this day in history.   

Nov 27   3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed on this day in history.   

Nov 28   1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp in the year 1944.   

Nov 28   Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) on this day in history.   

Nov 29   Albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day) on this day in history.   

Nov 29   John Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery in the year 1944.   

Nov 30   Biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground on this day in history.   

Nov 30   Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 in the year 1944.   

Dec 01   Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres in the year 1944.   

Dec 02   10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB) on this day in history.   

Dec 02   Filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67 in the year 1944.   

Dec 03   On this day in history british order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece   

Dec 03   Civil War breaks out in Greece on this day in history.   

Dec 03   On this day in history civil War starts in Athens Greece   

Dec 03   Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Dec 04   Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded on this day in history.   

Dec 04   USS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II in the year 1944.   

Dec 05   On this day in history german troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht   

Dec 06   US 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall in the year 1944.   

Dec 07   In the year 1944 convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

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

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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