Historical Events In 1944

Mar 25   Germany troop executes 335 residents of Rome in the year 1944.   

Mar 25   RAF Sergeant Nickolas Alkemade survives a jump from his Lancaster bomber from 18,000 feet without a parachute in the year 1944.   

Mar 26   In the year 1944 705 British bombers attack Essen   

Mar 26   In the year 1944 the birth of Diana Ross, American singer   

Mar 27   On this day in history 1,000 Jews leave Drancy France for Auschwitz Concentration Camp   

Mar 27   In the year 1944 2,000 Jews are murdered in Kaunas Lithuania   

Mar 27   In the year 1944 40 Jewish policemen in Riga Latvia ghetto are shot by the gestapo   

Mar 27   Australian Government launches First Victory Loan aimed at raising £150 million ($300 million) for the war effort Twelve major government war loans were offered to the Australian public during World War Two on this day in history.   

Mar 27   On this day in history children's Aktion-Nazis collect all the Jewish children of Lovno   

Mar 28   In the year 1944 6th NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Utah defeats Dartmouth 42-40   

Mar 28   In the year 1944 chayyim Most, Rabbi/Maggid of Kovono, killed by nazis   

Mar 29   In the year 1944 the birth of Vangelis, Greek musician   

Mar 30   781 British bombers attack Neurenberg on this day in history.   

Mar 30   First use of torpedo squadrons from carriers to drop aerial mines (Palau Harbor) on this day in history.   

Mar 31   Hungary orders all Jews to wear yellow stars on this day in history.   

Mar 31   In the year 1944 mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies   

Apr 01   On this day in history german Abwehr ends England spiel, after 132 killed   

Apr 02   CPI-leader Palmiro Togliatti returns to Italy in the year 1944.   

Apr 02   In the year 1944 mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71   

Apr 03   In the year 1944 british dive bombers attack battle cruiser Tirpitz   

Apr 03   Supreme Court (Smith v Allwright) "white primaries" unconstitutional on this day in history.   

Apr 03   On this day in history supreme Court, in "Smith v Allwright", declares "white primaries" unconstitutional   

Apr 04   British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia in the year 1944.   

Apr 04   On this day in history de Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists   

Apr 04   On this day in history john Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51   

Apr 05   In the year 1944 140 Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse   

Apr 05   On this day in history isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90   

Apr 06   In the year 1944 jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis   

Apr 07   On this day in history general Montgomery speaks to generals about invastion plan   

Apr 09   In the year 1944 boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59   

Apr 09   On this day in history pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae   

Apr 10   On this day in history "Patrolling the Ether" is shown on 3 TV stations simultaneously   

Apr 11   RAF bombs census bureau in The Hague on this day in history.   

Apr 12   On this day in history lillian Hellman's "Searching Wind," premieres in NYC   

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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 in the year 1944.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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 on this day in history.