Page 2: Historical Events In 1944

Jan 16   On this day in history lieutenant (jg) S. R. Graham, USCG, while en route from New York to Liverpool in the British freighter Daghestan made a 30 minute flight in an R-4B (HNS-1) from the ship's 60 by 80 foot flight deck   

Jan 17   Corvette Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean in the year 1944.   

Jan 17   Korvet Violet sinks U-641 in Atlantic Ocean in the year 1944.   

Jan 18   1st Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts on this day in history.   

Jan 18   In the year 1944 the first Chinese naturalized US citizen since repeal of exclusion acts   

Jan 18   On this day in history the seige of Lenningrad, in the USSR, by the Germans ends after over two years   

Jan 19   Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1944.   

Jan 20   On this day in history rAF drops 2300 ton bombs on Berlin   

Jan 21   447 German bombers attack London on this day in history.   

Jan 21   649 British bombers attack Magdeburg on this day in history.   

Jan 21   Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 in the year 1944.   

Jan 22   On this day in history allied forces begin their beach assault at Anzio, Italy, during WWII.   

Jan 22   American troops invaded Italy, landing at Anzio beach in a move to outflank German defensive positions on this day in history.   

Jan 22   During World War II, Allied forces begin landing at Anzio Italy in the year 1944.   

Jan 23   On this day in history arnold Schoenberg's "Ode to Napoleon," premieres in NYC   

Jan 23   Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Allied troops occupy Nettuno Italy in the year 1944.   

Jan 27   In the year 1944 leningrad liberated from Germany in 880 days with 600,000 killed   

Jan 28   On this day in history 683 British bombers attack Berlin   

Jan 28   On this day in history leonard Bernstein's "Jeremiah," premieres in Pittsburgh   

Jan 28   U-271 &U-571 sunk off Ireland on this day in history.   

Jan 29   285 German bombers attack London on this day in history.   

Jan 29   On this day in history hMS Spartan sunk a 5.25in-armed "Bellona" class AA cruiser. Lost off Anzio, Italy   

Jan 29   On this day in history william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75   

Jan 30   On this day in history uS invades Majuro, Marshall Islands   

Jan 31   On this day in history operation-Overlord (D-Day) postponed until June   

Jan 31   U-592 sunk off Ireland on this day in history.   

Jan 31   U.S. forces begin their invasion of Kwajalein Atoll and the Marshall Islands, during WWII in the year 1944.   

Jan 31   In the year 1944 uS forces invade Kwajalein Atoll   

Feb 01   First Japanese territory invaded at Kwajalein in the year 1944.   

Feb 01   In the year 1944 martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72   

Feb 01   On this day in history supreme Soviet enlarges soviet republics' autonomy   

Feb 02   In the year 1944 4th US marine division conquerors Roi, Marshall Islands   

Feb 02   On this day in history allied troops first set foot on Japanese territory   

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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   Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.   

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   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   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.