Page 13: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 14   Attempt to liberate prisoners in Amsterdam fails, John Post arrested in the year 1944.   

Jul 15   On this day in history greenwich Observatory damaged by WW II flying bomb   

Jul 16   On this day in history 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   

Jul 16   John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed on this day in history.   

Jul 17   2 ammunition ships explodes at Port Chicago, California kills 322 in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

Jul 19   1,200+ 8th Air Force bombers bomb targets in SW Germany on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated in the year 1944.   

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

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

Jul 20   In the year 1944 uS invades Japanese-occupied Guam in WW II   

Jul 20   In the year 1944 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   British premier Winston Churchill flies to France, meets Montgomery in the year 1944.   

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

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

Jul 21   US forces free Guam of Japanese invaders on this day in history.   

Jul 22   On this day in history soviets set up Polish Committee of National Liberation   

Jul 23   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Jul 24   300 allied bombers drop fire bombs on Allied/German positions on this day in history.   

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   Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 on this day in history.   

Jul 24   Russians liberate the Majdanek extermination camp on this day in history.   

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

Jul 25   In the year 1944 lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo   

Jul 25   In the year 1944 the breakout from the Normandy beaches begins.   

Jul 25   The first jet fighter used in combat (Messerschmitt 262) in the year 1944.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

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

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.   

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

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   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   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.