Historical Events In 1944

Apr 13   Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1944.  

Apr 13   Mont Canadiens sweep Chicago Black Hawks for the Stanley Cup in the year 1944.  

Apr 13   SC rejects black suffrage on this day in history.  

Apr 14   In the year 1944 1st Jews transported from Athens arrive at Auschwitz  

Apr 14   In the year 1944 freighter "Fort Stikene" explodes in Bombay India, killing 900  

Apr 17   J T Hearne, cricketer (took 49 wkts in 12 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 18   48th Boston Marathon won by Gerard Cote of Canada in 2:31:50.4 on this day in history.  

Apr 18   Cécile Chamindale, composer, dies in the year 1944.  

Apr 18   Gerard Coté of Canada wins the 48th Boston Marathon won in 2 31 50.4 in the year 1944.  

Apr 18   Gerard Coté of Canada wins the 48th Boston Marathon won in 2:31:50.4 in the year 1944.  

Apr 19   Gerard Cote wins his 2nd straight & 3rd career Boston Marathon in the year 1944.  

Apr 19   In the year 1944 tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44  

Apr 20   On this day in history dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death  

Apr 21   NFL Chic Cardinals & Pitts Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3) on this day in history.  

Apr 22   On this day in history allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea  

Apr 22   Mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1944.  

Apr 24   On this day in history 1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump"  

Apr 24   Capture of Madang, New Guinea in the year 1944.  

Apr 24   First Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump" in the year 1944.  

Apr 24   United Negro College Fund incorporates on this day in history.  

Apr 25   United Negro College Fund incorporates on this day in history.  

Apr 26   In the year 1944 1st B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down  

Apr 26   The first B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down in the year 1944.  

Apr 27   On this day in history boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0  

Apr 28   On this day in history stalin meets Polish/US priest S Orlemanski  

Apr 28   On this day in history u.S. LSTs attacked during Operation Tiger  

Apr 29   Fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence 2 day bombing of Truk in the year 1944.  

Apr 29   HMCS ATHABASKAN (RCN), sunk off north coast of Brittany, France in English Channel, 10 miles north of Ile de Vierge - by 1 or 2 torpedoes from German torpedo boat T.24.While covering minelaying operation of Brittany with Canadian destroyer 'Haida' in the year 1944.  

Apr 29   Surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague in the year 1944.  

Apr 30   NY Giant Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs on this day in history.  

May 01   In the year 1944 messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel, first jet bomber, makes first flight  

May 01   On this day in history pulitzer prize awarded to Martin Flavin (Journey in the Dark)  

May 01   In the year 1944 surprise attack on Weteringschans Amsterdam, fails  

May 02   In the year 1944 wABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast  

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

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   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

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

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies