Page 21: Historical Events In 1944

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

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   On this day in history duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen   

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   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   US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo on this day in history.   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo in the year 1944.   

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

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   In the year 1944 kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78   

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

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

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

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

Nov 29   In the year 1944 albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day)   

Nov 29   In the year 1944 albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day)   

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

Nov 30   Biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground in the year 1944.   

Nov 30   In the year 1944 max Halbe, writer, dies at 79   

Dec 01   In the year 1944 béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres   

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

Dec 02   In the year 1944 filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67   

Dec 03   In the year 1944 british order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece   

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

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   Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded in the year 1944.   

Dec 04   In the year 1944 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   German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht on this day in history.   

Dec 06   In the year 1944 uS 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall   

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

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

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 BaltruÅ¡aitis, 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   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   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.