Page 17: Historical Events In 1944

Sep 10   Jaap P Musch, Dutch resistance fighter, murdered by Nazis in the year 1944.   

Sep 10   On this day in history lt-gen Frederick Browning against Montgomery "But, sir, I think we might be going a bridge too far"   

Sep 11   FDR and Churchill meet in Canada at the 2nd Quebec Conference in the year 1944.   

Sep 11   In the year 1944 holland is liberated by the Allies.   

Sep 12   In the year 1944 -16] Hurricane, kills 389 in NC   

Sep 13   30th Infantry division of US 1st Army frees Margraten on this day in history.   

Sep 13   On this day in history soviet troops arrive at the Slovakian border.   

Sep 13   On this day in history the birth of Jacqueline Bisset, English actress   

Sep 13   U.S. heavy bombers rain destruction on factory areas a few miles from Auschwitz, but Allies refuse to bomb railroad tracks or gas chambers at Auschwitz on this day in history.   

Sep 14   On this day in history 6,500 Dutch/Indonesian captives sent to Junyo Maru   

Sep 14   United States troops arrive at the German border and proceed, with the British and Canadians, to launch an offensive to reach the Rhine in the year 1944.   

Sep 15   British bombers hit Tirpitz with Tallboy bombs on this day in history.   

Sep 17   ... Kussin, German gen-maj/commanding Arnhem, dies in battle on this day in history.   

Sep 17   On this day in history british Premier Winston Churchill travels to US   

Sep 18   Anthony Stefanich, British boxer/captain, killed in Arnhem in the year 1944.   

Sep 18   British submarine Tradewind torpedoes Junyo Maru: 5,600 killed in the year 1944.   

Sep 19   In the year 1944 david Lord, British lieutenant/Dakota-pilot DFC/VC, dies in battle   

Sep 19   Finland & Russia agree to cease fire in the year 1944.   

Sep 20   Death in action, while filming American troops on Peleliu, of Australian cameraman Damien Parer Parer made what has been considered Australia's most famous war film - Kokoda Front Line The film won an Academy Award and gave international exposure to the experiences of Australian soldiers in 1942 on the Kokoda Track on this day in history.   

Sep 20   On this day in history john Grayburn, English (Victoria Cross), dies in battle in Arnhem   

Sep 20   Nijmegen is liberated from German occupation on this day in history.   

Sep 21   On this day in history last British paratroopers at bridge of Arnhem surrenders   

Sep 22   "Cab" Calloway, British scout, dies in battle of Oosterbeek in the year 1944.   

Sep 22   Boulogne reoccupied by Allies on this day in history.   

Sep 23   Colijn, Neth PM, buried on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Jakob Schaffner, Swiss writer (Irrfahrten), dies at 68 on this day in history.   

Sep 25   On this day in history the birth of Michael Douglas, American film actor   

Sep 26   British & Polish paratroopers evacuate Oosterbeek (Arnhem) on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history ernst Isler, composer, dies at 64   

Sep 27   Aimee Semple McPherson, Canada/US evangelist/faith healer, dies at 53 in the year 1944.   

Sep 27   In the year 1944 helmond & Oss Neth liberated   

Sep 28   1st TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise) on this day in history.   

Sep 28   On this day in history battle of Arnhem, Germans defeat British airborne in Netherlands   

Sep 28   In the year 1944 first TV Musical comedy (The Boys from Boise)   

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

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 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   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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed   

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

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