Historical Events In 1944

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

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

Mar 26   705 British bombers attack Essen on this day in history.   

Mar 26   In the year 1944 the birth of Diana Ross, American singer   

Mar 27   1,000 Jews leave Drancy France for Auschwitz Concentration Camp on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history 2,000 Jews are murdered in Kaunas Lithuania   

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

Mar 27   In the year 1944 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   

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

Mar 28   In the year 1944 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40   

Mar 28   Chayyim Most, Rabbi/Maggid of Kovono, killed by nazis on this day in history.   

Mar 29   The birth of Vangelis, Greek musician on this day in history.   

Mar 30   781 British bombers attack Neurenberg in the year 1944.   

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

Mar 31   On this day in history hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars   

Mar 31   Mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies in the year 1944.   

Apr 01   German Abwehr ends England spiel, after 132 killed in the year 1944.   

Apr 02   On this day in history cPI-leader Palmiro Togliatti returns to Italy   

Apr 02   Mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 03   On this day in history supreme Court (Smith v Allwright) "white primaries" unconstitutional   

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

Apr 04   In the year 1944 british troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia   

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

Apr 04   John Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51 in the year 1944.   

Apr 05   140 Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse on this day in history.   

Apr 05   In the year 1944 isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90   

Apr 06   On this day in history jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis   

Apr 07   General Montgomery speaks to generals about invastion plan in the year 1944.   

Apr 09   On this day in history boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59   

Apr 09   Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae on this day in history.   

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

Apr 11   RAF bombs census bureau in The Hague in the year 1944.   

Apr 12   Lillian Hellman's "Searching Wind," premieres in NYC in the year 1944.   

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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   In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

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