Page 3: Historical Events In 1944

Feb 04   Jean Anouilh's "Antigone," premieres in Paris.   

Feb 04   US 7th Infantry Division captures Kwajalein   

Feb 05   358 RAF-bombers attack Stettin   

Feb 05   Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79.   

Feb 07   Bing Crosby records "Swinging on a Star" for Decca Records   

Feb 07   The Nazis launch a counteroffensive at Anzio, Italy, during WWII.   

Feb 08   1st black reporter accredited to White House, Harry McAlpin.   

Feb 08   Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies.   

Feb 08   inaugural black reporter accredited to the White House, Harry McAlpin.   

Feb 08   U-762 sunk off Ireland   

Feb 09   U-734/U-238 sunk off Ireland   

Feb 10   Belgium resistance fighter/author Kamiel van Baelen arrested   

Feb 10   U-666/U-545/U-283 sink off Ireland   

Feb 11   German troops re-conquer Aprilia Italy.   

Feb 11   German troops reconquer Aprilia Italy.   

Feb 11   Ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies.   

Feb 11   U-424 sunk off Ireland.   

Feb 12   Wendell Wilkie (R) enters presidential race.   

Feb 14   Alan Parker, British director is born   

Feb 14   Anti-Japanese revolt on Java   

Feb 14   Carl Bernstein, American journalist (Watergate) is born.   

Feb 15   891 British bombers attack Berlin.   

Feb 15   Bombing and shooting at Monte Cassino convent Italy, begins.   

Feb 16   Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37.   

Feb 17   Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins; US victory on Feb 22   

Feb 17   Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64.   

Feb 18   Maastricht resistance fighter JAJ Janssen arrested   

Feb 19   823 British bombers attack Berlin.   

Feb 19   Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76   

Feb 19   U-264 sinks off Ireland.   

Feb 20   Batman and Robin comic strip premieres in newspapers   

Feb 20   HMS WARWICK, sunk off Trevose Head, north Cornwall, south west England by 1 torpedo from German U-413   

Feb 20   U.S. warplanes begin bombing German manufacturing plants during WWII.   

Feb 20   US takes Eniwetok Island   

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Jan 02   Peter eotvos: Composer   

Jan 02   Prince norodom ranariddh: Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   Christina von saltza: Us, swimmer (olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   David atherton: English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'alpuget: Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of bob hawke   

Jan 04   Volker hornback: Rocker (tangerine dream)   

Jan 05   Felix arons: Dutch director/actor (waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie smith: Us, 200m dash (olympic-gold-1968) [or jun 5]   

Jan 01   C t b turner: Cricket (17 tests 1886-95, 101 wkt all time great),    

Jan 03   Jurgis baltrušaitis: Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "hans" flu: Indonesian/dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph goldschmidt: German/swiss art historian,    

Jan 06   Ida tarbell: American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J verleun: Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William kissam vanderbilt ii: Member of the vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of cortellazzo ciano: Italian politician,