Historical Events In 1944

Dec 09   Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 in the year 1944.  

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

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

Dec 12   On this day in history three Evacuation Squadrons (VE) were established in the Pacific from Air Sea Rescue Squadron  

Dec 13   On this day in history japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville, kills 138  

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

Dec 14   On this day in history begin(ning) Liese-Aktion: werving of labor force for Germany  

Dec 14   Congress establishes rank of General of the Army (5-star general) on this day in history.  

Dec 15   A single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel while en route to Paris on this day in history.  

Dec 15   On this day in history bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel  

Dec 15   On this day in history glenn Miller presumed dead after his plane disappeared over the English Channel  

Dec 15   Glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

Dec 16   In the year 1944 battle of Bulge begins in Belgium  

Dec 16   Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium in the year 1944.  

Dec 16   On this day in history germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops.  

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

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

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   On this day in history destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)  

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 in the year 1944.  

Dec 20   Archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market in the year 1944.  

Dec 20   Battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!) in the year 1944.  

Dec 21   On this day in history cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP  

Dec 22   Antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday on this day in history.  

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   HMCS Clayoquot (Minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax in the year 1944.  

Dec 24   On this day in history joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66  

Dec 25   On this day in history canadian Army captures Adriatic coast city of Ravenna, Italy  

Dec 26   In the year 1944 battle of Bastogne-US Gen Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans  

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 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   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

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   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

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

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

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies