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 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 24   On this day in history eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies  

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

Nov 24   HMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait on this day in history.  

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   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   On this day in history 1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor  

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

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

Nov 28   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day)  

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

Nov 30   On this day in history biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground  

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

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

Dec 03   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Dec 04   In the year 1944 germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded  

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

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   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

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

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 01   On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies  

Jan 03   Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 07   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

Jan 08   On this day in history 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