Historical Events In 1944

Mar 25   On this day in history germany troop executes 335 residents of Rome   

Mar 25   RAF Sergeant Nickolas Alkemade survives a jump from his Lancaster bomber from 18,000 feet without a parachute in the year 1944.   

Mar 26   705 British bombers attack Essen in the year 1944.   

Mar 26   The birth of Diana Ross, American singer on this day in history.   

Mar 27   1,000 Jews leave Drancy France for Auschwitz Concentration Camp in the year 1944.   

Mar 27   In the year 1944 2,000 Jews are murdered in Kaunas Lithuania   

Mar 27   On this day in history 40 Jewish policemen in Riga Latvia ghetto are shot by the gestapo   

Mar 27   Australian Government launches First Victory Loan aimed at raising £150 million ($300 million) for the war effort Twelve major government war loans were offered to the Australian public during World War Two on this day in history.   

Mar 27   Children's Aktion-Nazis collect all the Jewish children of Lovno in the year 1944.   

Mar 28   6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40 on this day in history.   

Mar 28   In the year 1944 chayyim Most, Rabbi/Maggid of Kovono, killed by nazis   

Mar 29   In the year 1944 the birth of Vangelis, Greek musician   

Mar 30   In the year 1944 781 British bombers attack Neurenberg   

Mar 30   In the year 1944 first use of torpedo squadrons from carriers to drop aerial mines (Palau Harbor)   

Mar 31   In the year 1944 hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars   

Mar 31   On this day in history mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies   

Apr 01   On this day in history german Abwehr ends England spiel, after 132 killed   

Apr 02   CPI-leader Palmiro Togliatti returns to Italy on this day in history.   

Apr 02   In the year 1944 mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71   

Apr 03   On this day in history british dive bombers attack battle cruiser Tirpitz   

Apr 03   Supreme Court (Smith v Allwright) "white primaries" unconstitutional in the year 1944.   

Apr 03   Supreme Court, in "Smith v Allwright", declares "white primaries" unconstitutional in the year 1944.   

Apr 04   On this day in history british troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia   

Apr 04   On this day in history de Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists   

Apr 04   On this day in history john Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51   

Apr 05   140 Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse in the year 1944.   

Apr 05   Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90 on this day in history.   

Apr 06   In the year 1944 jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis   

Apr 07   In the year 1944 general Montgomery speaks to generals about invastion plan   

Apr 09   In the year 1944 boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59   

Apr 09   In the year 1944 pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae   

Apr 10   "Patrolling the Ether" is shown on 3 TV stations simultaneously in the year 1944.   

Apr 11   In the year 1944 rAF bombs census bureau in The Hague   

Apr 12   In the year 1944 lillian Hellman's "Searching Wind," premieres in NYC   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

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 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 in the year 1944.   

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

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

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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.