Page 15: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   Race riots in Athens Alabama on this day in history.   

Aug 11   An electric powered rescue hoist was installed on an HNS-1 helicopter at CGAS Floyd Bennett Field on this day in history.   

Aug 11   On this day in history british premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy   

Aug 12   Churchill & Tito meet in Naples on this day in history.   

Aug 13   British 8th army occupies Florence on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history british premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica   

Aug 15   In the year 1944 allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed   

Aug 15   Allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured in the year 1944.   

Aug 15   Anvil-Dragoon, U.S. 6th, 7th and French first Armies, attack Southern France and head toward Southern Germany on this day in history.   

Aug 16   On this day in history 2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy   

Aug 16   Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 in the year 1944.   

Aug 16   U.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere." on this day in history.   

Aug 17   4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy in the year 1944.   

Aug 17   John Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87 on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France on this day in history.   

Aug 18   On this day in history paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers   

Aug 19   Allied air raid on Maastricht, 80+ killed in the year 1944.   

Aug 19   On this day in history gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62   

Aug 20   "Anna Lucasta," opens on Broadway on this day in history.   

Aug 20   127 Flying Fortress Bombers drop high-explosives on the factory areas at Auschwitz, less than five miles east of the gas-chambers in the year 1944.   

Aug 21   Dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy in the year 1944.   

Aug 21   HMCS Alberni lost on this day in history.   

Aug 22   On this day in history hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd]   

Aug 22   In the year 1944 hMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway   

Aug 22   On this day in history raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55   

Aug 23   94.5°F (34.7°C) in De Bilt Netherlands & 101.5°F (38.6°C) in Warnsvelt in the year 1944.   

Aug 23   In the year 1944 nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 23   Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990) in the year 1944.   

Aug 24   Gen LeClercs troops open assault on Paris on this day in history.   

Aug 25   France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame in the year 1944.   

Aug 25   On this day in history germany Army by now has sustained 400,000 men killed, wounded or captured, plus 1,300 tanks, 1,500 artillery, and 3,500 aircraft destroyed.   

Aug 25   Krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death on this day in history.   

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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 in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies