Historical Events In 1944

Dec 09   Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 on this day in history.   

Dec 10   9 Dutch citizens hanged by nazis on this day in history.   

Dec 11   In the year 1944 surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed   

Dec 12   Three Evacuation Squadrons (VE) were established in the Pacific from Air Sea Rescue Squadron on this day in history.   

Dec 13   Japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville, kills 138 on this day in history.   

Dec 13   Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34 in the year 1944.   

Dec 14   In the year 1944 begin(ning) Liese-Aktion: werving of labor force for Germany   

Dec 14   Congress establishes rank of General of the Army (5-star general) in the year 1944.   

Dec 15   A single-engine plane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller vanishes over the English Channel while en route to Paris in the year 1944.   

Dec 15   On this day in history bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel   

Dec 15   In the year 1944 glenn Miller presumed dead after his plane disappeared over the English Channel   

Dec 15   In the year 1944 glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40   

Dec 16   Battle of Bulge begins in Belgium in the year 1944.   

Dec 16   Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium in the year 1944.   

Dec 16   Germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops on this day in history.   

Dec 16   In the year 1944 glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40   

Dec 16   The Battle of the Bulge begins in WWII as Germany launches a surprise counter-attack against Allied forces in Belgium on this day in history.   

Dec 17   In the year 1944 green Bay Packers win NFL championship   

Dec 17   Japanese-Americans released from detention camps in the year 1944.   

Dec 17   Pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26 in the year 1944.   

Dec 17   US Army announces end of excluding Japanese-Americans from West Coast in the year 1944.   

Dec 18   Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines) on this day in history.   

Dec 18   Destroyers "Hull," "Spence" and "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Phillippines) in the year 1944.   

Dec 20   Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 in the year 1944.   

Dec 20   In the year 1944 archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market   

Dec 20   In the year 1944 battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!)   

Dec 21   Cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP in the year 1944.   

Dec 22   Antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday on this day in history.   

Dec 22   Germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium on this day in history.   

Dec 23   On this day in history beginning of harsh winter   

Dec 23   HMCS Clayoquot (Minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax on this day in history.   

Dec 24   On this day in history joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66   

Dec 25   Canadian Army captures Adriatic coast city of Ravenna, Italy on this day in history.   

Dec 26   Battle of Bastogne-US Gen Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans in the year 1944.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer   

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   In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke   

Jan 04   In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

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   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

Jan 07   J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 11   In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies