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   In the year 1944 bulgaria announces withdrawal & German troops are to be disarmed   

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   15,000 American troops liberating Paris march down Champs Elysees in the year 1944.   

Aug 30   On this day in history 11th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Chi Bears 24, All-Stars 21 (48,769)   

Aug 30   Morten Nielsen, Danish resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.   

Aug 30   On this day in history soviet troops enter Bucharest Romania   

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

Aug 31   Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide in the year 1944.   

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

Sep 02   On this day in history belgium's Emissie bank closes   

Sep 02   In the year 1944 claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75)   

Sep 02   On this day in history during WW II, George Bush ejects from a burning plane   

Sep 02   In the year 1944 george W Norris, US senator (lame duck-amendement), dies   

Sep 03   Frank Parker beats Bill Talbert for US tennis title on this day in history.   

Sep 03   In the year 1944 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   Izaak van der Horst, Dutch resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

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

Sep 05   In the year 1944 allies liberate Brussels   

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 in the year 1944.   

Sep 07   On this day in history eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes, composer, dies at 70   

Sep 07   SS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium on this day in history.   

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

Sep 08   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

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   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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

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

Jan 08   On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.