Page 22: Historical Events In 1944
Friday, 18 July 2025
Dec 09 Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 in the year 1944.
Dec 10 In the year 1944 9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis
Dec 11 On this day in history surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed
Dec 12 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
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 On this day in history congress establishes rank of General of the Army (5-star general)
Dec 15 In the year 1944 a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel while en route to Paris.
Dec 15 Bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel in the year 1944.
Dec 15 In the year 1944 glenn Miller presumed dead after his plane disappeared over the English Channel
Dec 15 Glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40 in the year 1944.
Dec 16 On this day in history battle of Bulge begins in Belgium
Dec 16 Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium on this day in history.
Dec 16 Germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops on this day in history.
Dec 16 On this day in history glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40
Dec 16 On this day in history 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 On this day in history japanese-Americans released from detention camps
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 on this day in history.
Dec 18 Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines) on this day in history.
Dec 18 In the year 1944 destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines)
Dec 20 On this day in history abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70
Dec 20 In the year 1944 archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market
Dec 20 On this day in history battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!)
Dec 21 On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.
Dec 23 In the year 1944 beginning of harsh winter
Dec 23 On this day in history hMCS Clayoquot (Minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax
Dec 24 In the year 1944 joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66
Dec 25 Canadian Army captures Adriatic coast city of Ravenna, Italy on this day in history.
Dec 26 On this day in history battle of Bastogne-US Gen Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans
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