Page 22: 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 in the year 1944.   

Dec 11   Surprise attack on House of Keeping Axe, 29 prisoners freed in the year 1944.   

Dec 12   Three Evacuation Squadrons (VE) were established in the Pacific from Air Sea Rescue Squadron in the year 1944.   

Dec 13   Japanese kamikaze crashes into US cruiser Nashville, kills 138 in the year 1944.   

Dec 13   Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34 on this day in history.   

Dec 14   On this day in history begin(ning) Liese-Aktion: werving of labor force for Germany   

Dec 14   Congress establishes rank of General of the Army (5-star general) on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1944 bandleader, Major Glenn Miller, lost over English Channel   

Dec 15   Glenn Miller presumed dead after his plane disappeared over the English Channel in the year 1944.   

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

Dec 16   In the year 1944 battle of Bulge begins in Belgium   

Dec 16   In the year 1944 battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium   

Dec 16   In the year 1944 germans begin Battle of the Bulge to strike back at U.S. troops.   

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

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

Dec 17   On this day in history green Bay Packers win NFL championship   

Dec 17   On this day in history japanese-Americans released from detention camps   

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

Dec 17   In the year 1944 uS Army announces end of excluding Japanese-Americans from West Coast   

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   Archbishop De Young & bishop Huibers condemn black market on this day in history.   

Dec 20   Battle of Bastogne, Nazis surround 101st Airborne (NUTS!) on this day in history.   

Dec 21   On this day in history cards' Marty Marion wins NL MVP   

Dec 22   Antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday in the year 1944.   

Dec 22   Germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium in the year 1944.   

Dec 23   Beginning of harsh winter on this day in history.   

Dec 23   HMCS Clayoquot (Minesweeper) torpedoed off Halifax in the year 1944.   

Dec 24   Joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Dec 25   In the year 1944 canadian Army captures Adriatic coast city of Ravenna, Italy   

Dec 26   On this day in history battle of Bastogne-US Gen Patton's 4th Pantzers repulse Germans   

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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   Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.   

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 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   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.