Page 14: Historical Events In 1944

Jul 26   Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies on this day in history.   

Jul 27   1st British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor) on this day in history.   

Jul 27   In the year 1944 the first British jet fighter used in combat (Gloster Meteor)   

Jul 27   US regains possession of Guam from Japanese in the year 1944.   

Jul 27   On this day in history victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68   

Jul 28   On this day in history hitler routes 4 division of South France to Normandy   

Jul 29   Allied air force bomb Germany for 6 hours on this day in history.   

Jul 30   In the year 1944 frances de la Tour, actress (Bejeweled, Wombling Free)   

Jul 30   In the year 1944 heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire & Villebaudon Normandy   

Jul 30   On this day in history naval Task Force lands Army troops near Cape Opmarai, New Guinea.   

Jul 31   On this day in history last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz   

Jul 31   In the year 1944 the birth of Geraldine Chaplin, Actress and daughter of Charlie   

Aug 01   In the year 1944 manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65   

Aug 01   In the year 1944 poland - Warsaw Revolt Begins   

Aug 02   Amsterdam soccer team "The Volewijckers" plays in orange shirts on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Allied troops conquer Myitkyina Burma in the year 1944.   

Aug 03   Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz in the year 1944.   

Aug 04   In the year 1944 anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified   

Aug 04   Anne Frank, 15, (Diary of Anne Frank) is arrested by Nazis on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1944 mass break out of Japanese prisoners of war from Cowra Camp, NSW   

Aug 05   In the year 1944 maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies   

Aug 05   In the year 1944 more than 1,000 Japanese prisoners of war unsuccessfully attempt to escape from Camp in Cowra, New South Wales 234 are killed, 108 wounded.   

Aug 05   In the year 1944 more than 1,000 Japanese prisoners of war unsuccessfully attempt to escape from Camp in Cowra, New South Wales: 234 are killed, 108 wounded.   

Aug 05   US 79th/90th division occupy Laval/Mayenne in the year 1944.   

Aug 06   In the year 1944 all 1,200 Jewish death marchers from Lipcani Moldavia have died   

Aug 06   Deportation of 70,000 jews from Lodz Poland to Auschwitz begins in the year 1944.   

Aug 07   Anton de Kom arrested by Surinam resistance fighter on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1944 german counterattacks at Avranches "bottleneck." Allies successfully defend advances and continue to sweep Brittany.   

Aug 08   Canada/Polish troops occupy Cramesnil/Secqueville/Cintheaux/St-Aignan on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62   

Aug 08   HMCS Regina (Corvette) torpedoed on this day in history.   

Aug 09   On this day in history 12 workers of Dutch illegal paper "Trouw," executed at Camp Vught   

Aug 10   Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies in the year 1944.   

Aug 10   Braves Red Barrett throws only 58 pitches to shut out Cin Reds 2-0 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   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.