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 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 on this day in history.   

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

Dec 14   In the year 1944 congress establishes rank of General of the Army (5-star general)   

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

Dec 15   In the year 1944 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   Glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.   

Dec 16   On this day in history battle of Bulge begins in Belgium   

Dec 16   Battle of the Bulge begins in Belgium on this day in history.   

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

Dec 16   Glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40 on this day in history.   

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   Green Bay Packers win NFL championship in the year 1944.   

Dec 17   In the year 1944 japanese-Americans released from detention camps   

Dec 17   In the year 1944 pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26   

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

Dec 18   In the year 1944 destroyers "Hull," "Spence" & "Monaghan" sink in typhoon (Philippines)   

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

Dec 20   In the year 1944 abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70   

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!) in the year 1944.   

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

Dec 22   On this day in history antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday   

Dec 22   In the year 1944 germans demand surrender of American troops at Bastogne, Belgium   

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

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   In the year 1944 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   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.   

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 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   Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.   

Jan 04   Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.   

Jan 05   In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80   

Jan 06   Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1944.