Page 7: Historical Events In 1944

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

Apr 18   Cécile Chamindale, composer, dies.   

Apr 19   In this year, Gerard Cote claims his 2nd straight and 3rd career Boston Marathon.   

Apr 19   Tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44.   

Apr 20   Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death   

Apr 21   NFL Chic Cardinals and Pitts Steelers merge (dissolves on Dec 3)   

Apr 22   Allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea   

Apr 22   Mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68.   

Apr 24   1st Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump"   

Apr 24   Capture of Madang, New Guinea   

Apr 24   inaugural Boeing B-29 arrives in China "over the Hump"   

Apr 24   United Negro College Fund incorporates   

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

Apr 26   The inaugural B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down   

Apr 27   Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0   

Apr 28   Stalin meets Polish/US priest S Orlemanski.   

Apr 28   U.S. LSTs attacked during Operation Tiger   

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

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'   

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

Apr 30   NY Giant Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs   

May 01   Messerschmitt Me 262 Sturmvogel, inaugural jet bomber, makes inaugural flight.   

May 01   Pulitzer prize awarded to Martin Flavin (Journey in the Dark)   

May 01   Surprise attack on Weteringschans Amsterdam, fails   

May 02   WABD (WNEW, now WNYW) TV channel 5 in NYC (DUM/MET/FOX) 1st broadcast   

May 03   "Meet Me in St Louis" opens on Broadway.   

May 03   Dr. Robert Woodward and Dr. William Doering produced the inaugural synthetic quinine   

May 03   Meat rationing ends in US   

May 04   RCAF results in the deaths of three German U-boats in under a month.   

May 05   Gandhi freed from prison   

May 05   Russian offensive against Sebastopol Krim.   

May 06   In this year, 70th Kentucky Derby: Conn McCreary aboard Pensive claims in 2:04.2.   

May 08   33 communist resistance fighter sentenced to death   

May 08   The inaugural eye bank is established in New York City.   

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Jan 02   Peter eotvos: Composer   

Jan 02   Prince norodom ranariddh: Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   Christina von saltza: Us, swimmer (olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   David atherton: English conductor   

Jan 03   Blanche d'alpuget: Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of bob hawke   

Jan 04   Volker hornback: Rocker (tangerine dream)   

Jan 05   Felix arons: Dutch director/actor (waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   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),   

Jan 03   Jurgis baltrušaitis: Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "hans" flu: Indonesian/dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph goldschmidt: German/swiss art historian,    

Jan 06   Ida tarbell: American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J verleun: Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William kissam vanderbilt ii: Member of the vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of cortellazzo ciano: Italian politician,