Page 21: Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   On this day in history sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21   

Nov 21   Personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food in the year 1944.   

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

Nov 22   Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen on this day in history.   

Nov 23   US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg on this day in history.   

Nov 24   EMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies in the year 1944.   

Nov 24   On this day in history first B-29 raids from Marianas base.   

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

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

Nov 24   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78   

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

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

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

Nov 28   Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn in the year 1944.   

Nov 29   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres   

Dec 02   10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB) in the year 1944.   

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

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   On this day in history germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded   

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   German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht in the year 1944.   

Dec 06   US 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall on this day in history.   

Dec 07   Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago on this day in history.   

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

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

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