Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on this day in history.  

Nov 21   Personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies  

Nov 24   First B-29 raids from Marianas base in the year 1944.  

Nov 24   On this day in history hMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait  

Nov 24   In the year 1944 uS bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo  

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

Nov 25   On this day in history 32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6  

Nov 25   On this day in history 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  

Nov 25   Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78 in the year 1944.  

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

Nov 27   In the year 1944 3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed  

Nov 28   On this day in history 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp  

Nov 28   On this day in history bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn  

Nov 29   On this day in history albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day)  

Nov 29   On this day in history albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day)  

Nov 29   John Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery on this day in history.  

Nov 30   In the year 1944 biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground  

Nov 30   Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Dec 01   Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 03   British order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece on this day in history.  

Dec 03   On this day in history civil War breaks out in Greece  

Dec 03   Civil War starts in Athens Greece in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1944 german troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht  

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

Dec 07   Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Jurgis Baltrušaitis, 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   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies