Page 15: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 10   Race riots in Athens Alabama in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Aug 16   2nd Canadian Division occupies Falaise Normandy in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

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

Aug 18   On this day in history cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 87   

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

Aug 18   Paris railroad workers strike against nazi occupiers in the year 1944.   

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 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   On this day in history dumbarton Oaks conference opens in Washington, DC; establishes UN   

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

Aug 21   In the year 1944 hMCS Alberni lost   

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

Aug 23   On this day in history 94.5°F (34.7°C) in De Bilt Netherlands & 101.5°F (38.6°C) in Warnsvelt   

Aug 23   Nikolay Andreyevich Roslavets, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 france 2nd Tank division under General Leclerc reaches Notre Dame   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

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

Jan 03   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.   

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   In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.   

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   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.   

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