Historical Events In 1944

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   General Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   On this day in history the first feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City NY   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 first use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)   

Jan 03   On this day in history helicopter Mercy Mission a HNS-1 helicopter, made an emergency delivery of 40 units of blood plasma from lower Manhattan Island to Sandy Hook where the plasma was administered to survivors of an explosion on the destroyer Turner (DD 648)   

Jan 03   Top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   World War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   On this day in history henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 04   Ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State Department on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Ralph Bunche appointed first Negro official in US State Department on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper in the year 1944.   

Jan 07   In the year 1944 air Force announces production of 1st US jet fighter, the Bell P-59   

Jan 07   In the year 1944 air Force announces production of first US jet fighter, the Bell P-59   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed in the year 1944.   

Jan 10   On this day in history 1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila   

Jan 10   British troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Aircraft from USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine on this day in history.   

Jan 11   In the year 1944 crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.   

Jan 12   Churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh in the year 1944.   

Jan 12   Churchill &de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh in the year 1944.   

Jan 12   Failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterdam in the year 1944.   

Jan 14   Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 in the year 1944.   

Jan 14   Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1944 european Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany   

Jan 15   In the year 1944 general Eisenhower arrives in England   

Jan 15   In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths in the year 1944.   

Jan 15   In the year 1944 vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die   

Jan 16   Gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London in the year 1944.   

Jan 16   Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe on this day in history.   

Jan 16   On this day in history general Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London   

Jan 16   On this day in history in London, General Dwight D. Eisenhower becomes commander of the Allied Invasion Force, during WWII.   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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   In the year 1944 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.