Historical Events In 1944

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

Nov 21   On this day in history personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food  

Nov 22   Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 22   Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen on this day in history.  

Nov 23   In the year 1944 uS 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg  

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

Nov 25   On this day in history 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   1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor in the year 1944.  

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

Nov 28   In the year 1944 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) on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 30   In the year 1944 biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground  

Nov 30   In the year 1944 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) in the year 1944.  

Dec 02   Filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Dec 03   On this day in history british order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece  

Dec 03   On this day in history civil War breaks out in Greece  

Dec 03   Civil War starts in Athens Greece on this day in history.  

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

Dec 04   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Dec 05   German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht in the year 1944.  

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

Dec 07   Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

Jan 04   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.