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   Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 24   HMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait in the year 1944.   

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

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

Nov 28   1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

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

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

Nov 30   Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 in the year 1944.   

Dec 01   Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1944 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   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   In the year 1944 german troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht   

Dec 06   On this day in history uS 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall   

Dec 07   On this day in history convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago   

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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   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

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

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

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

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   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 on this day in history.