Page 19: Historical Events In 1944

Oct 17   In the year 1944 pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45   

Oct 18   Eisenhower, Bradley & Montgomery confer in Brussel in the year 1944.   

Oct 18   In the year 1944 hitler orders the establishment of "Volkssturm." Boys between fifteen and eighteen and men between fifty and sixty are drafted into service. The Nazis have to mobilize replacements for 500,000 men.   

Oct 18   Soviet troops invade Czechoslovakia during WW II on this day in history.   

Oct 19   British premier Winston Churchill flies back to London from Moscow in the year 1944.   

Oct 19   US forces land in Philipines on this day in history.   

Oct 20   On this day in history 30 blocks of Cleveland Ohio burn after a liquid gas factory explodes   

Oct 20   On this day in history gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65   

Oct 20   General Douglas MacArthur keeps his famous promise and returns to the Philippines in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   Liquid-gas tanks in Cleveland, Ohio explode, 135 die, 3,600 homeless in the year 1944.   

Oct 20   In the year 1944 revolution by workers & students in Guatemala   

Oct 21   In the year 1944 canadian troops occupy Breskens   

Oct 21   On this day in history prv. Ernest Alva Smith (The Seaforth Highlanders of Canada) wins the Victoria Cross at the Savio River, Italy   

Oct 21   On this day in history uS troops capture Aachen, first large German city to fall   

Oct 22   Kurita's vice-admiral fleet leaves North-Borneo on this day in history.   

Oct 23   In the year 1944 1st Central Kitchen opens in Amsterdam   

Oct 23   Hana Brady, Holocaust victim on this day in history.   

Oct 23   Soviet army invades Hungary in the year 1944.   

Oct 23   The largest naval battle in the history of warfare was fought near Leyte Gulf in the Philippines on Oct 23-26, 1944 on this day in history.   

Oct 24   In air-sea battle in the Sibuyan Sea, carrier aircraft attack Japanese Center Force in the year 1944.   

Oct 24   On this day in history lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54   

Oct 24   On this day in history rotterdam Passage fight frees 46 prisoners   

Oct 25   On this day in history battle at Cape Engano: 4 Japanese ships sink   

Oct 25   In the year 1944 during Battle of Leyte Gulf in Battle of Surigao Straits, U.S. battleships execute the maneuver of "crossing the tee" of the Japanese forces. In Battle Off Samar, escort carriers, destroyers and destroyer escorts heroically resist attacks of Japanese Center Force. In Battle Off Cape Engano, 3rd Fleet carriers attack Japanese Northern Force sinking several small carriers.   

Oct 25   Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed on this day in history.   

Oct 25   On this day in history hMCS SKEENA (RCN), lost at Reykjavik, Iceland - driven ashore in heavy gale and wrecked.   

Oct 25   Japanese navy defeated at battle of Leyte Gulf on this day in history.   

Oct 26   In the year 1944 u.S. defeats the Japanese Navy near the Phillipines.   

Oct 27   Antwerp port is taken by the Allies in the year 1944.   

Oct 27   On this day in history hertogenbosch & Tilburg freed from nazi occupation   

Oct 27   In the year 1944 iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies   

Oct 28   Russia & Bulgaria sign weapon pact on this day in history.   

Oct 29   On this day in history 1st Polish Armoured Division liberates Breda Neth   

Oct 29   In the year 1944 denny Laine, [Brian Hines], rock guitarist (Moody Blues, Wings)   

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

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 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 06   On this day in history 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   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.