Page 6: Historical Events In 1944

Mar 25   Germany troop executes 335 residents of Rome on this day in history.   

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   705 British bombers attack Essen in the year 1944.   

Mar 26   The birth of Diana Ross, American singer on this day in history.   

Mar 27   1,000 Jews leave Drancy France for Auschwitz Concentration Camp in the year 1944.   

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

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

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   Children's Aktion-Nazis collect all the Jewish children of Lovno in the year 1944.   

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

Mar 28   On this day in history chayyim Most, Rabbi/Maggid of Kovono, killed by nazis   

Mar 29   The birth of Vangelis, Greek musician on this day in history.   

Mar 30   In the year 1944 781 British bombers attack Neurenberg   

Mar 30   In the year 1944 first use of torpedo squadrons from carriers to drop aerial mines (Palau Harbor)   

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

Mar 31   Mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies on this day in history.   

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

Apr 02   In the year 1944 cPI-leader Palmiro Togliatti returns to Italy   

Apr 02   On this day in history mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71   

Apr 03   On this day in history british dive bombers attack battle cruiser Tirpitz   

Apr 03   In the year 1944 supreme Court (Smith v Allwright) "white primaries" unconstitutional   

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

Apr 04   British troops capture Addis Ababa Ethiopia on this day in history.   

Apr 04   In the year 1944 de Gaulle forms new regime in exile, with communists   

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

Apr 05   140 Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse on this day in history.   

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

Apr 06   Jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain France overrun by Nazis in the year 1944.   

Apr 07   In the year 1944 general Montgomery speaks to generals about invastion plan   

Apr 09   Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

Apr 10   In the year 1944 "Patrolling the Ether" is shown on 3 TV stations simultaneously   

Apr 11   RAF bombs census bureau in The Hague in the year 1944.   

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

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Jan 02   Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 02   Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)   

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.   

Jan 06   On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.