Historical Events In 1944

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

Aug 11   In the year 1944 an electric powered rescue hoist was installed on an HNS-1 helicopter at CGAS Floyd Bennett Field.   

Aug 11   British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Italy on this day in history.   

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

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

Aug 14   British premier Winston Churchill arrives at Corsica in the year 1944.   

Aug 15   Allied air raid on train in North Netherlands, 32 killed in the year 1944.   

Aug 15   Allied forces land in the south of France, Marseilles recaptured on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1944 john Trumble, cricketer (brother of Hugh 7 Tests 1885-86), dies   

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

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

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   Gunther von Kluge, German field marshal, commits suicide, dies at 62 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Aug 21   On this day in history germans storm up Hill 262 (Mont Ormel) Normandy   

Aug 21   HMCS Alberni lost in the year 1944.   

Aug 22   Hitler orders Paris to be destroyed [or 23rd] in the year 1944.   

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

Aug 22   In the year 1944 raymond Aimos, actor (Golem, Mayerling, La Bandera), dies at 55   

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   On this day in history nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63   

Aug 23   Romania liberated from Nazi occupation (National Day 1944-1990) on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.   

Aug 25   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 in the year 1944.   

Aug 25   In the year 1944 krijn van den Helm, resistance fighter (KP Leeuwarden), shot to death   

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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   On this day in history 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   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

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

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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   In the year 1944 death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.   

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