Page 11: Historical Events In 1944

Jun 09   Russian offensive in Carelia on this day in history.   

Jun 10   French Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed in the year 1944.   

Jun 10   Joe Nuxhall at 15 becomes youngest ML baseball player in the year 1944.   

Jun 11   On this day in history 15 US aircraft carriers attack Japanese bases on Marianas   

Jun 11   On this day in history first Serbian Orthodox cathedral in US, Cathedral of St Sava, NYC   

Jun 12   1st V-1 rocket assault on London in the year 1944.   

Jun 12   In the year 1944 first V-1 rocket reaches London.   

Jun 12   In the year 1944 piolet Off. Andrew C. Mynarski (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross for service over France   

Jun 12   In the year 1944 the first V1 rocket falls on England during World War 2   

Jun 13   In the year 1944 christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies   

Jun 13   In the year 1944 german counter attack on Villers-Bocage Normandy   

Jun 13   Nazi Germany begins V-1 (Fieseler Fi-103) buzz-bomb attacks on this day in history.   

Jun 14   1st B-29 raid against mainland Japan on this day in history.   

Jun 14   In the year 1944 lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78   

Jun 14   In the year 1944 the first B-29 raid against mainland Japan   

Jun 15   In the year 1944 first B-29 test-raid on Japanese industrial cities is deemed satisfactory.   

Jun 15   US forces begin invasion of Saipan in Pacific on this day in history.   

Jun 16   In the year 1944 iceland adopts constitution   

Jun 17   In the year 1944 -19] French troops under Lattre de Tssigny conquer Elba   

Jun 17   On this day in history iceland becomes an independent republic   

Jun 17   Republic of Iceland proclaimed at Thingvallir, Iceland in the year 1944.   

Jun 18   In the year 1944 farewell concert of Willem Mengelberg in Paris   

Jun 19   In the year 1944 bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies   

Jun 19   On this day in history two day Battle of Philippines Sea begins   

Jun 20   Congress charters Central Intelligence Agency in the year 1944.   

Jun 21   In the year 1944 jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies   

Jun 21   In the year 1944 mantello sends out Auschwitz Protocols through the British Exchange Telegraph and, two weeks later, 500 Swiss newspapers publish the story of 1,715,000 Jews being murdered.   

Jun 21   On this day in history very heavy bombing on Berlin   

Jun 22   On this day in history british 14th army frees Imphal Assam   

Jun 22   FDR signs "GI Bill of Rights" (Servicemen's Readjustment Act) on this day in history.   

Jun 23   In the year 1944 4 tornadoes strike Appalachia, killing 153   

Jun 24   Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history british assault at Caen Normandy   

Jun 25   Flight-lt. David e. Hornell (Royal Cdn. Air Force) wins the Victoria Cross while on Sea Patrol over th North Sea in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

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