Page 16: Historical Events In 1944

Aug 25   Paris is taken by the Allies. General De Gaulle re-establishes a presence in the capital on this day in history.   

Aug 26   Bulgaria announces withdrawal & German troops are to be disarmed on this day in history.   

Aug 27   200 Halifax bombers attack oil-installations in Homburg on this day in history.   

Aug 27   USS Stingray (SS-186) lands men and supplies on Luzon, Philippines to support guerilla operations against the Japanese in the year 1944.   

Aug 28   Ernst Thalmann, German communist, dies in Buchenwald on this day in history.   

Aug 28   In the year 1944 last German troops in Marseille surrendered & Toulon cleared   

Aug 29   On this day in history 15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees   

Aug 30   In the year 1944 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)   

Aug 30   In the year 1944 morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies   

Aug 30   Soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1944 allied offensive at "Gothen-linie," Italy   

Aug 31   In the year 1944 killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide   

Sep 02   Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), is sent to Auschwitz in the year 1944.   

Sep 02   Belgium's Emissie bank closes on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75) on this day in history.   

Sep 02   During WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane on this day in history.   

Sep 02   George W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies in the year 1944.   

Sep 03   On this day in history frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title   

Sep 03   On this day in history frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75   

Sep 04   In the year 1944 2,087 Jews transported for Westerbork to KZ-Lower Theresienstadt   

Sep 04   In the year 1944 izaak van der Horst, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

Sep 05   On this day in history "Mad Tuesday" 65,000 Dutch nazi collaborators flee to Germany   

Sep 05   Allies liberate Brussels in the year 1944.   

Sep 05   Willem M Groenewegen, resistance fighter, executed in the year 1944.   

Sep 06   On this day in history gen Von Zangens 15th army escape from Zealand   

Sep 06   Robert Lejour, Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1944 eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer, dies at 70   

Sep 07   In the year 1944 sS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium   

Sep 08   1st V-2 rockets land in London & Antwerp on this day in history.   

Sep 08   In the year 1944 german V2 rockets strike London for the first time   

Sep 08   Jan van Gilse, composer/Dutch resistance fighter, dies at 63 on this day in history.   

Sep 08   On this day in history the first V-2 rocket lands in Britain   

Sep 09   Allied forces liberate Luxembourg in the year 1944.   

Sep 09   Bulgaria liberated from Nazi control (often referred to as the invasion of Bulgaria by Russia) (National Day) on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1944 c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

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   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.   

Jan 08   In the year 1944 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.