Page 5: Historical Events In 1944

Mar 07   HMCS Valleyfield torpedoed on this day in history.   

Mar 07   In the year 1944 japans begins offensive in Burma   

Mar 08   US resumes bombing Berlin in the year 1944.   

Mar 10   In the year 1944 david Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52   

Mar 11   In the year 1944 dutch resistance fighter Joop Westerweel arrested   

Mar 11   Hendrik W van Loon, Neth/US radio commentator/writer, dies at 62 in the year 1944.   

Mar 13   On this day in history uSSR recognizes Italian Badoglio government   

Mar 13   In the year 1944 uSSR recognizes Italian Badoglio govt   

Mar 14   In the year 1944 pavel Grigor'yevich, composer, dies at 66   

Mar 15   Italian town of Cassino destroyed by Allied bombing in the year 1944.   

Mar 15   On this day in history otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86   

Mar 16   Vichy Internal minister Pucheu sentenced to death on this day in history.   

Mar 17   On this day in history actor Charlton Heston weds Lydia Clarke   

Mar 18   2,500 women trample guards & floorwalkers to purchase 1,500 alarm clocks announced for sale in a Chicago IL department store in the year 1944.   

Mar 18   On this day in history benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79   

Mar 18   In the year 1944 nazi Germany occupies Hungary   

Mar 19   German Army invades Hungary in the year 1944.   

Mar 19   On this day in history tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time", premieres in London   

Mar 19   On this day in history tippett's oratorium "Child of Our Time," premieres in London   

Mar 20   Bus falls off bridge into Passaic River NJ, killing 16 in the year 1944.   

Mar 20   Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.   

Mar 20   On this day in history lt. Gen. Henry Duncan Graham Crerar 1888-1965 appointed to command of 1st Canadian Army; largest field formation ever formed by Canada; includes British, Dutch, Belgian, and Polish units.   

Mar 20   Mount Vesuvius, Italy explodes in the year 1944.   

Mar 21   In the year 1944 gen Eisenhower postpones S France invasion until after Normandy   

Mar 21   General Eisenhower postpones S France invasion until after Normandy in the year 1944.   

Mar 22   ... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed on this day in history.   

Mar 22   On this day in history 600+ 8th Air Force bombers attack Berlin   

Mar 23   Bomb assassination against Southern Tirol congregation in Rome, 33 die in the year 1944.   

Mar 23   Nicholas Alkemade falls 5,500 meter without a parachute & lives in the year 1944.   

Mar 23   O C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash on this day in history.   

Mar 24   On this day in history 76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape)   

Mar 24   76 Allied officers escape Stalag Luft 3 (Great Escape) later made into a movie on this day in history.   

Mar 24   811 British bombers attack Berlin in the year 1944.   

Mar 24   On this day in history in occupied Rome, Nazis executed more than 300 civilians   

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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 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   In the year 1944 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   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 in the year 1944.   

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

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

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

Jan 08   In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)   

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