Page 21: Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   In the year 1944 sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21   

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   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1944 hMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo in the year 1944.   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 uS bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo   

Nov 25   32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Nov 25   In the year 1944 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   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   On this day in history albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day)   

Nov 29   On this day in history albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day)   

Nov 29   In the year 1944 john Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery   

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

Nov 30   In the year 1944 max Halbe, writer, dies at 79   

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

Dec 02   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.   

Dec 03   In the year 1944 civil War starts in Athens Greece   

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

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

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

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

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

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

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

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