Historical Events In 1944
Tuesday, 29 October 2024
Jan 01 C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.
Jan 01 General Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army on this day in history.
Jan 01 On this day in history the first feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City NY
Jan 02 On this day in history 1st use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)
Jan 02 On this day in history first use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol)
Jan 03 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) in the year 1944.
Jan 03 On this day in history top Marine ace MAJ Boyington captured after shooting down 28 aircraft
Jan 03 In the year 1944 world War II: Top Ace Major Greg "Pappy" Boyington is shot down in his Corsair by Captain Masajiro Kawato flying a Zero.
Jan 04 On this day in history henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder
Jan 04 In the year 1944 ralph Bunche appointed 1st Negro official in US State Department
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 on this day in history.
Jan 05 The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper on this day in history.
Jan 07 Air Force announces production of 1st US jet fighter, the Bell P-59 on this day in history.
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 1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila in the year 1944.
Jan 10 On this day in history british troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma
Jan 11 Aircraft from USS Block Island make first aircraft rocket attack on German submarine on this day in history.
Jan 11 Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established in the year 1944.
Jan 11 In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies
Jan 12 Churchill & de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh on this day in history.
Jan 12 On this day in history churchill &de Gaulle begin a 2-day wartime conference in Marrakesh
Jan 12 Failed resistance raid on distribution office of Borgerstraat Amsterdam in the year 1944.
Jan 14 On this day in history mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74
Jan 14 Soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow in the year 1944.
Jan 15 European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on this day in history.
Jan 15 General Eisenhower arrives in England in the year 1944.
Jan 15 In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths on this day in history.
Jan 15 Vught Concentration Camp puts 74 women in 1 cell, 10 die on this day in history.
Jan 16 In the year 1944 gen Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London
Jan 16 In the year 1944 gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe.
Jan 16 General Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London on this day in history.
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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