Page 4: Historical Events In 1944

Feb 20   U.S. warplanes begin bombing German manufacturing plants during WWII in the year 1944.   

Feb 20   US takes Eniwetok Island in the year 1944.   

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

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

Feb 22   US 8th Air Force bombs Enschede, Arnhem & Nijmegen by mistake/800+ die in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Feb 24   In the year 1944 argentina coup by Juan Peron minister of war   

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

Feb 24   In the year 1944 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   US 1st Army completes invasion plan on this day in history.   

Feb 25   In the year 1944 uS first Army completes invasion plan   

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

Feb 26   On this day in history first female US navy captain, Sue Dauser of nurse corps, appointed   

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   On this day in history david Briggs, record producer   

Feb 29   US troop land on Los Negros, Admirality Islands on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 01   The Canadian government ends meat rationing in the year 1944.   

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

Mar 02   In the year 1944 16th Academy Awards   

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

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

Mar 02   In the year 1944 fumes from locomotive stalled in a tunnel suffocates 521 in Italy   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Mar 06   US planes bomb Berlin for the first time during WWII in the year 1944.   

Mar 06   USAF begins daylight bombing of Berlin on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1944 german assault on Tito's hideout in Drvar Bosnia   

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

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

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   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.   

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.