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   In the year 1944 arthur Stanley Eddington, dies  

Nov 22   Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen in the year 1944.  

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

Nov 24   In the year 1944 eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies  

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

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   US bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo in the year 1944.  

Nov 25   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78  

Nov 26   In the year 1944 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor  

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

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

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

Nov 29   Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) in the year 1944.  

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   Biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground in the year 1944.  

Nov 30   On this day in history max Halbe, writer, dies at 79  

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

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

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   In the year 1944 civil War breaks out in Greece  

Dec 03   In the year 1944 civil War starts in Athens Greece  

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

Dec 04   On this day in history germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded  

Dec 04   On this day in history 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.  

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

Dec 06   On this day in history uS 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall  

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   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 Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies