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 in the year 1944.   

Aug 11   British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy in the year 1944.   

Aug 12   In the year 1944 churchill & Tito meet in Naples   

Aug 13   On this day in history british 8th army occupies Florence   

Aug 14   British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica on this day in history.   

Aug 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

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

Aug 16   Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.   

Aug 16   In the year 1944 u.S. War Department issues a statement that bombing Auschwitz would divert air power from "decisive operations elsewhere."   

Aug 17   4th Canadian Armour division occupiers Trun Normandy on this day in history.   

Aug 17   John Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies in the year 1944.   

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

Aug 18   In the year 1944 major David V. Currie (The South Alberta Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at St. Lambert-sur-Dives, France   

Aug 18   In the year 1944 paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers   

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

Aug 19   Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 in the year 1944.   

Aug 20   "Anna Lucasta," opens on Broadway in the year 1944.   

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

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   HMS Nabob (Cdn. manned aircraft carrier) severely damaged by torpedo off Norway in the year 1944.   

Aug 22   Raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55 in the year 1944.   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

Aug 25   France 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

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   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

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 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

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