Page 13: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   On this day in history attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested   

Jul 15   Greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb on this day in history.   

Jul 16   Dodgers score 8 unearned runs against Braves to win 8-5 & break their 16-game losing streak, they will lose another 5 in a row in the year 1944.   

Jul 16   In the year 1944 john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed   

Jul 17   2 ammunition ships explodes at Port Chicago, California kills 322 on this day in history.   

Jul 17   Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies in the year 1944.   

Jul 18   In the year 1944 7:45 Operation-Goodwood: British assault east of Caen   

Jul 18   On this day in history george A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60   

Jul 19   In the year 1944 1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany   

Jul 19   Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1944 abortive attempt on Hitler's life by a group of Nazi officers.   

Jul 20   On this day in history arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71   

Jul 20   Brit/Canadian troops occupy Hill 67/Ifs/Bras/Frenouville, Normandy on this day in history.   

Jul 20   In the year 1944 pres FDR nominated for an unprecedented 4th term at Dem convention   

Jul 20   On this day in history uS invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II   

Jul 20   On this day in history von Stauffenberg fails on an attempt on Hitler's life   

Jul 21   In the year 1944 american marines capture the western Pacific island of Guam   

Jul 21   In the year 1944 british premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery   

Jul 21   Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau in the year 1944.   

Jul 21   Invasion and recapture of Guam begins in the year 1944.   

Jul 21   On this day in history uS forces free Guam of Japanese invaders   

Jul 22   Soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation in the year 1944.   

Jul 23   In the year 1944 bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp   

Jul 23   Chicago Cubs Bill Nicholson hits 4 HRs in a doubleheader on this day in history.   

Jul 23   US forces invade Japanese-held Tinian in WW II on this day in history.   

Jul 24   300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   On this day in history following 43 days of naval gunfire and air bombardment, Naval Task Force lands Marines on Tinian.   

Jul 24   On this day in history jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49   

Jul 24   In the year 1944 russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp.   

Jul 25   In the year 1944 -26] Japanse banzai-attack on Guam   

Jul 25   On this day in history lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo   

Jul 25   On this day in history the breakout from the Normandy beaches begins.   

Jul 25   On this day in history the first jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262)   

Jul 26   In the year 1944 japanese suicide attack on US lines in Guam   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   In the year 1944 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   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

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