Page 21: Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food on this day in history.   

Nov 22   On this day in history arthur Stanley Eddington, dies   

Nov 22   On this day in history duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen   

Nov 23   US 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg on this day in history.   

Nov 24   On this day in history eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 first B-29 raids from Marianas base.   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 hMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo in the year 1944.   

Nov 24   On this day in history uS bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo   

Nov 25   32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6 on this day in history.   

Nov 25   On this day in history a German V-2 missile hit a Woolworth's department store in New Cross Road, Deptford, killing 160 midday shoppers. The V-2 was a recent innovation in German ammunition   

Nov 25   Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78 in the year 1944.   

Nov 26   1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor on this day in history.   

Nov 27   On this day in history 3,500-40,00 ton explosive, explodes in Staffordshire, 68 killed   

Nov 28   On this day in history 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp   

Nov 28   In the year 1944 bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn   

Nov 29   In the year 1944 albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day)   

Nov 29   Albania liberated from Nazi control (Natl Day) on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history john Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery   

Nov 30   In the year 1944 biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground   

Nov 30   On this day in history max Halbe, writer, dies at 79   

Dec 01   Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres in the year 1944.   

Dec 02   In the year 1944 10th Heisman Trophy Award: Les Horvath, Ohio State (QB)   

Dec 02   Filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67 in the year 1944.   

Dec 03   On this day in history british order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece   

Dec 03   On this day in history civil War breaks out in Greece   

Dec 03   On this day in history civil War starts in Athens Greece   

Dec 03   On this day in history delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75   

Dec 04   Germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded on this day in history.   

Dec 04   USS Flasher (SS-249) sinks Japanese destroyer Kishinami and damages a merchant ship in South China Sea. Flasher is only U.S. submarine to sink over 100,000 tons of enemy shipping in World War II on this day in history.   

Dec 05   German troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht on this day in history.   

Dec 06   US 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall on this day in history.   

Dec 07   On this day in history convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago   

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician   

Jan 03   In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.   

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 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   On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.   

Jan 07   In the year 1944 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   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.