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   On this day in history ernst Thalmann, German communist, dies in Buchenwald   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   Killinger, German ambassador to Romania, commits suicide on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Anne Frank (Diary of Anne Frank), is sent to Auschwitz on this day in history.   

Sep 02   In the year 1944 belgium's Emissie bank closes   

Sep 02   On this day in history claude Nicollier, Vevey Switzerland, astronaut (STS 61-K, 46, 61, 75)   

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   In the year 1944 frantisek Alois Drdla, composer, dies at 75   

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

Sep 04   Izaak van der Horst, Dutch resistance fighter, executed in the year 1944.   

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

Sep 05   Allies liberate Brussels on this day in history.   

Sep 05   In the year 1944 willem M Groenewegen, resistance fighter, executed   

Sep 06   In the year 1944 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   On this day in history sS-general Kurt Meyer takes Durnal Belgium   

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 in the year 1944.   

Sep 08   In the year 1944 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) in the year 1944.   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)   

Jan 05   Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 01   C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.   

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