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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history uS 7th army under Gen Patch conquers Straatsburg   

Nov 24   EMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies in the year 1944.   

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

Nov 24   HMCS Shawinigan (Corvette) lost in the CAbot Strait on this day in history.   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, begin 1st attack on Tokyo on this day in history.   

Nov 24   US bombers based on Saipan, first attack Tokyo in the year 1944.   

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

Nov 25   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 in the year 1944.   

Nov 25   On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78   

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Nov 30   On this day in history biggest & last British Battleship HMS Vanguard runs aground   

Nov 30   In the year 1944 max Halbe, writer, dies at 79   

Dec 01   Béla Bartòk's Concerto for orchestra, premieres on this day in history.   

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

Dec 02   In the year 1944 filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67   

Dec 03   British order to disarm, causes general strike in Greece on this day in history.   

Dec 03   Civil War breaks out in Greece in the year 1944.   

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Dec 05   In the year 1944 german troops rob all the silver coin in Utrecht   

Dec 06   On this day in history uS 95th Infantry division reaches Westwall   

Dec 07   Convention on International Civil Aviation drawn up in Chicago on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

Jan 02   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

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

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

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

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

Jan 08   William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies