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   On this day in history 9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis   

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

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

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   In the year 1944 a single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel while en route to Paris.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

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

Dec 16   The Battle of the Bulge begins in WWII as Germany launches a surprise counter-attack against Allied forces in Belgium on this day in history.   

Dec 17   Green Bay Packers win NFL championship on this day in history.   

Dec 17   In the year 1944 japanese-Americans released from detention camps   

Dec 17   Pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1944.   

Dec 18   Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines) in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Dec 22   Antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday in the year 1944.   

Dec 22   In the year 1944 germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium   

Dec 23   In the year 1944 beginning of harsh winter   

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

Dec 24   Joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1944.   

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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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   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

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

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies