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 on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1944 sC rejects black suffrage   

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

Apr 14   Freighter "Fort Stikene" explodes in Bombay India, killing 900 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   In the year 1944 gerard Coté of Canada wins the 48th Boston Marathon won in 2:31:50.4.   

Apr 19   In the year 1944 gerard Cote wins his 2nd straight & 3rd career Boston Marathon   

Apr 19   On this day in history tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44   

Apr 20   Dutch Communist Party-resistance fighter John Postma sentence to death on this day in history.   

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

Apr 22   In the year 1944 allies land near Hollandia, New-Guinea   

Apr 22   On this day in history mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68   

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

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

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

Apr 24   In the year 1944 united Negro College Fund incorporates   

Apr 25   On this day in history united Negro College Fund incorporates   

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

Apr 26   On this day in history the first B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down   

Apr 27   Boston Brave Jim Tobin no-hits Bkln Dodgers, 2-0 on this day in history.   

Apr 28   In the year 1944 stalin meets Polish/US priest S Orlemanski   

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

Apr 29   On this day in history fast carrier task force (12 carriers) commence 2 day bombing of Truk   

Apr 29   On this day in history 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   On this day in history surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague   

Apr 30   In the year 1944 nY Giant Phil Weintraub gets 11 RBIs   

May 01   On this day in history 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   Surprise attack on Weteringschans Amsterdam, fails in the year 1944.   

May 02   On this day in history 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   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

Jan 01   On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies