Page 4: Historical Events In 1944

Feb 20   In the year 1944 u.S. warplanes begin bombing German manufacturing plants during WWII.   

Feb 20   US takes Eniwetok Island on this day in history.   

Feb 21   "The War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC (NYC only) in the year 1944.   

Feb 21   "War As It Happens" news show premieres on NBC TV (NYC only) on this day in history.   

Feb 22   On this day in history uS 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem & Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die   

Feb 23   Forced deportation of the Chechen and Ingush people to Central Asia in the year 1944.   

Feb 23   In the year 1944 leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies   

Feb 24   Argentina coup by Juan Peron minister of war on this day in history.   

Feb 24   Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   The first detection of a submerged enemy submarine by the use of MAD gear was made by Catalinas of VP-63, on a MAD barrier patrol of the approaches to the Strait of Gibraltar. They attacked the U-761 in the year 1944.   

Feb 25   In the year 1944 uS 1st Army completes invasion plan   

Feb 25   US first Army completes invasion plan in the year 1944.   

Feb 26   In the year 1944 1st female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed   

Feb 26   First female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed in the year 1944.   

Feb 28   The birth of Bernadette Peters, Actress on this day in history.   

Feb 29   On this day in history 5 leaders of Indonesia Communist Party sentenced to death   

Feb 29   In the year 1944 david Briggs, record producer   

Feb 29   In the year 1944 uS troop land on Los Negros, Admirality Islands   

Mar 01   ... Formans, director Milos Formans mother, dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.   

Mar 01   Massive strikes in Northern Italian towns in the year 1944.   

Mar 01   The Canadian government ends meat rationing on this day in history.   

Mar 01   U-358 sinks in Atlantic on this day in history.   

Mar 02   On this day in history 16th Academy Awards   

Mar 02   In the year 1944 16th Academy Awards "Casablanca", Jennifer Jones &Paul Lukas win   

Mar 02   16th Academy Awards: "Casablanca", Jennifer Jones &Paul Lukas win on this day in history.   

Mar 02   Fumes from locomotive stalled in a tunnel suffocates 521 in Italy on this day in history.   

Mar 03   The first performance of corporal Samuel Barber's 2nd Symphony in the year 1944.   

Mar 04   On this day in history anti-Germany strikes in North Italy   

Mar 04   On this day in history first US bombing of Berlin   

Mar 05   1st performance of Walter Piston's 2nd Symphony in the year 1944.   

Mar 05   On this day in history max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67   

Mar 06   US planes bomb Berlin for the first time during WWII on this day in history.   

Mar 06   USAF begins daylight bombing of Berlin in the year 1944.   

Mar 07   On this day in history german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.   

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 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   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

Jan 01   On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

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

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.