Historical Events In 1944

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   The first feature-length foreign movie, African Journey, shown on TV, New York City NY on this day in history.   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 05   On this day in history the Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper.   

Jan 07   On this day in history air Force announces production of 1st US jet fighter, the Bell P-59   

Jan 07   Air Force announces production of first US jet fighter, the Bell P-59 in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 10   In the year 1944 1st mobile electric power plant delivered, Phila   

Jan 10   On this day in history british troops conquer Maungdaw, Burma   

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

Jan 11   Crakow-Plaszow Concentration Camp established on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies 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   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 15   European Advisory Commission decides to divide Germany on this day in history.   

Jan 15   In the year 1944 general Eisenhower arrives in England   

Jan 15   In Argentina a 7.8 earthquake resulted in 5000 deaths on this day in history.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 16   Gen. Dwight Eisenhower arrived in London to assume command of the Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Forces in Europe in the year 1944.   

Jan 16   General Eisenhower took command of Allied Invasion Force in London on this day in history.   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

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 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.