Historical Events In 1944

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

Feb 20   In the year 1944 uS takes Eniwetok Island  

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

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 23   Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies in the year 1944.  

Feb 24   Argentina coup by Juan Peron minister of war in the year 1944.  

Feb 24   Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

Feb 24   On this day in history 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  

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

Feb 25   US first Army completes invasion plan on this day in history.  

Feb 26   1st female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed on this day in history.  

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

Feb 28   On this day in history the birth of Bernadette Peters, Actress  

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

Feb 29   In the year 1944 david Briggs, record producer  

Feb 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history massive strikes in Northern Italian towns  

Mar 01   On this day in history the Canadian government ends meat rationing.  

Mar 01   U-358 sinks in Atlantic in the year 1944.  

Mar 02   16th Academy Awards in the year 1944.  

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

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

Mar 02   Fumes from locomotive stalled in a tunnel suffocates 521 in Italy in the year 1944.  

Mar 03   The first performance of corporal Samuel Barber's 2nd Symphony on this day in history.  

Mar 04   Anti-Germany strikes in North Italy on this day in history.  

Mar 04   First US bombing of Berlin in the year 1944.  

Mar 05   On this day in history 1st performance of Walter Piston's 2nd Symphony  

Mar 05   Max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67 in the year 1944.  

Mar 06   In the year 1944 uS planes bomb Berlin for the first time during WWII.  

Mar 06   On this day in history uSAF begins daylight bombing of Berlin  

Mar 07   German assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia in the year 1944.  

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.  

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   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   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of 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), dies in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

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