Historical Events In 1944

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

Dec 10   On this day in history 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   Three Evacuation Squadrons (VE) were established in the Pacific from Air Sea Rescue Squadron on this day in history.  

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

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

Dec 14   Begin(ning) Liese-Aktion: werving of labor force for Germany on this day in history.  

Dec 14   In the year 1944 congress establishes rank of General of the Army (5-star general)  

Dec 15   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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   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   In the year 1944 green Bay Packers win NFL championship  

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) in the year 1944.  

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

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

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

Dec 20   Battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!) on this day in history.  

Dec 21   Cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP in the year 1944.  

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   Beginning of harsh winter on this day in history.  

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   Canadian Army captures Adriatic coast city of Ravenna, Italy in the year 1944.  

Dec 26   Battle of Bastogne-US Gen Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans in the year 1944.  

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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   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

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

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.