Page 21: 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 in the year 1944.   

Nov 22   In the year 1944 arthur Stanley Eddington, dies   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 25   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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   Albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day) on this day in history.   

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

Nov 30   Biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground on this day in history.   

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

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   On this day in history filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67   

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   In the year 1944 delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75   

Dec 04   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history 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   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   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

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

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.   

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