Page 21: Historical Events In 1944

Nov 20   On this day in history sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21   

Nov 21   In the year 1944 personnel & executive staff of Philips demonstrate for more food   

Nov 22   In the year 1944 arthur Stanley Eddington, dies   

Nov 22   Duke of Cornwalls Light Infantry occupies Hoven at Geilenkirchen in the year 1944.   

Nov 23   In the year 1944 uS 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg   

Nov 24   In the year 1944 eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies   

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

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

Nov 25   32nd CFL Grey Cup: Montreal HMCS defeat Hamilton Flying Wildcats, 7-6 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Nov 26   1st allied marines move onto Antwerp harbor in the year 1944.   

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

Nov 28   In the year 1944 1st allied ship sails into Schelde Antwerp   

Nov 28   Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn on this day in history.   

Nov 29   On this day in history albania liberated from Nazi control (National Day)   

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

Nov 29   John Hopkins hospital performs first open heart surgery in the year 1944.   

Nov 30   Biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground in the year 1944.   

Nov 30   Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 in the year 1944.   

Dec 01   In the year 1944 béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres   

Dec 02   On this day in history 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   British order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Civil War breaks out in Greece on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Civil War starts in Athens Greece on this day in history.   

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

Dec 04   In the year 1944 germans destroy Rhine dikes, Betuwe flooded   

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 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.   

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

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

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

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   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   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   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.