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   On this day in history general Clark replaces General Patton as commander of 7th Army   

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

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

Jan 02   First use of helicopters during warfare (British Atlantic patrol) in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   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   In the year 1944 henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

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

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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 14   On this day in history mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74   

Jan 14   In the year 1944 soviet army begins offensive at Oranienbaum/Wolchow   

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

Jan 15   General Eisenhower arrives in England on this day in history.   

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

Jan 15   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 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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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

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   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

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