Page 22: Historical Events In 1944

Dec 09   Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 on this day in history.   

Dec 10   9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis in the year 1944.   

Dec 11   On this day in history surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed   

Dec 12   In the year 1944 three Evacuation Squadrons (VE) were established in the Pacific from Air Sea Rescue Squadron   

Dec 13   Japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville, kills 138 in the year 1944.   

Dec 13   On this day in history lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34   

Dec 14   In the year 1944 begin(ning) Liese-Aktion: werving of labor force for Germany   

Dec 14   Congress establishes rank of General of the Army (5-star general) in the year 1944.   

Dec 15   A single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel while en route to Paris in the year 1944.   

Dec 15   Bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel in the year 1944.   

Dec 15   Glenn Miller presumed dead after his plane disappeared over the English Channel in the year 1944.   

Dec 15   On this day in history glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40   

Dec 16   Battle of Bulge begins in Belgium on this day in history.   

Dec 16   On this day in history battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium   

Dec 16   Germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops in the year 1944.   

Dec 16   On this day in history glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40   

Dec 16   In the year 1944 the Battle of the Bulge begins in WWII as Germany launches a surprise counter-attack against Allied forces in Belgium.   

Dec 17   Green Bay Packers win NFL championship in the year 1944.   

Dec 17   Japanese-Americans released from detention camps in the year 1944.   

Dec 17   On this day in history pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26   

Dec 17   US Army announces end of excluding Japanese-Americans from West Coast in the year 1944.   

Dec 18   Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines) on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines) on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 on this day in history.   

Dec 20   On this day in history archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market   

Dec 20   In the year 1944 battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!)   

Dec 21   In the year 1944 cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP   

Dec 22   On this day in history antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday   

Dec 22   Germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium on this day in history.   

Dec 23   On this day in history beginning of harsh winter   

Dec 23   In the year 1944 hMCS Clayoquot (Minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax   

Dec 24   In the year 1944 joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66   

Dec 25   In the year 1944 canadian Army captures Adriatic coast city of Ravenna, Italy   

Dec 26   On this day in history battle of Bastogne-US Gen Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history 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.