Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1944.  

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

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

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

Nov 29   Albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day) on this day in history.  

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

Nov 29   On this day in history john Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery  

Nov 30   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB)  

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 in the year 1944.  

Dec 03   Civil War breaks out in Greece in the year 1944.  

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   Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 05   German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht on this day in history.  

Dec 06   US 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall in the year 1944.  

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.  

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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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