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Events of 1944-

WWII begins on September 1, 1939 after Germany invades Poland.

(Below, events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including )

January

• January 4 - WWII: The Battle of Monte Cassino begins. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Monte Cassino has made it the repeated scene of battles and Sieges from antiquity.
• January 5
  • WWII: Murder of Danish priest, poet and playwright Kaj Munk. Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Kaj Harald Leininger Munk (commonly called Kaj Munk) ( January 13, 1898 – January 5, 1944) was a Danish playwright and
  • The Daily Mail becomes the first transoceanic newspaper. The Daily Mail is a British newspaper currently published in a tabloid format A newspaper is a written Publication containing News, information and Advertising, usually printed on low-cost paper called Newsprint.
• January 14 - WWII: The Soviet troops start the offensive at Leningrad and Novgorod. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Saint Petersburg ( tr: Sankt-Peterburg,) is a city and a federal subject of Russia located on the Neva River Veliky Novgorod (Вели́кий Но́вгород is the foremost historic city of North-Western Russia and the administrative center of Novgorod

• January 15 **WWII: The 27th Polish Home Army Infantry Division recreated, marking the start of Operation Tempest by the Polish Home Army. Events 588 BC - Nebuchadrezzar II of Babylon lays siege to Jerusalem under Zedekiah 's reign World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including 27 Volhynian Infantry Division (27 Wołyńska Dywizja Piechoty was the World War II Polish Armia Krajowa unit fighting in 1944 in Volhynia region Operation Tempest (Akcja Burza Plan Burza sometimes also rendered into English as Operation Storm) was a series of uprisings conducted during World War II by the
  • An earthquake hits San Juan, Argentina killing an estimated 10,000 people in the worst natural disaster in Argentina's history. The 1944 San Juan earthquake took place in the province of San Juan, in the center-west area of Argentina, a region highly prone to seismic events San Juan is the capital city of the Argentine province of San Juan in the Cuyo region located in the Tulúm Valley, west of A natural disaster is the consequence of a Natural hazard (eg
• January 17 - WWII:
  • British forces, in Italy, cross the Garigliano River. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The Garigliano is a River in central Italy. It forms at the confluence of the rivers Gari (also known as the Rapido and Liri.
  • Meat Rationing ends in Australia. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics.
  • Soviet Union ceases the production of Mosin-Nagant 1891/30 sniper rifle. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 The Mosin-Nagant (Винтовка Мосина ISO 9:) is a Bolt-action, internal magazine fed military Rifle that was used by the armed forces In Military and Law enforcement terminology a sniper rifle is a Rifle used to ensure Accurate placement of Bullets at longer
• January 20 - WWII: The Royal Air Force drops 2,300 tons of bombs on Berlin. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany. The U.S. Army 36th Infantry Division, in Italy, attempts to cross the Rapido River. The 36th Infantry Division —also known as the Fighting 36th, the Panther Division, or the Texas Division —is a modular division of the The Rapido is a short river (c40 km which flows through the Ciociaria in the Italian Province of Frosinone.
• January 22 - WWII: Allies begin Operation Shingle, the assault on Anzio, Italy. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Operation Shingle ( January 22, 1944) during the Italian Campaign of World War II, was an Allied amphibious landing against Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest The U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division stand their ground at Anzio against violent assaults for 4 months. The 45th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War.
• January 27 - WWII: The two year Siege of Leningrad is lifted. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Siege of Leningrad, also known as The Leningrad Blockade ( Russian: блокада Ленинграда ( transliteration: blokada Leningrada
• January 29 - WWII: The Battle of Cisterna takes place. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Cisterna took place during World War II, on January 30 to February 2, 1944, near Cisterna, Italy, as
• January 30 - WWII: United States troops invade Majuro, Marshall Islands. Events 1648 - Eighty Years' War: The Treaty of Münster is signed ending the conflict between the Netherlands and Spain World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Majuro (ˈmædʒəroʊ population 25400 people ( As of 2004) is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
• January 31 - WWII: American forces land on Kwajalein Atoll and other islands in the Japanese-held Marshall Islands. Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Kwajalein Atoll ( Marshallese: Kuwajleen; kʷuwːɔ͡ɛt̪ʲl̪ʲɪn̪ʲ common English pronunciation ˈkwɑːʤəlɨ̞n often nicknamed Kwaj For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI is a Micronesian nation of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean

February

• February 1 - WWII: United States troops land in the Marshall Islands. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI is a Micronesian nation of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
• February 3 - WWII: United States troops capture the Marshall Islands. Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The Marshall Islands, officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI is a Micronesian nation of islands in the middle of the Pacific Ocean
• February 7 - WWII: In Anzio, Italian forces launch a counteroffensive. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• February 14 - WWII:
  • SHAEF headquarters established in Britain by General Dwight D. Eisenhower. Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Supreme Headquarters Allied Expeditionary Force (abbreviated as SHAEF, pronounced "shāf" was the headquarters of the Commander of Allied forces Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (October 14 1890 – March 28 1969 was President of the United States from 1953 until 1961 and a five-star general
  • Anti-Japanese revolt on Java. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. Java (Jawa is an Island of Indonesia and the site of its Capital city Jakarta.
• February 15 - WWII: Battle of Monte Cassino - the monastery atop Monte Cassino is destroyed by Allied bombing. Events 590 - Khosrau II is crowned as king of Persia 1637 - Ferdinand III becomes Holy Roman Emperor World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Monte Cassino has made it the repeated scene of battles and Sieges from antiquity. For information about the World War II battle see the Battle of Monte Cassino.
• February 17 - WWII: Battle of Eniwetok Atoll begins. Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Eniwetok was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought between 17 February 1944 and 23 February The battle ended in an American victory on February 22. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne
• February 19 - WWII: The Battle for Iwo Jima begins as US Marines attack the Japanese stronghold. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Iwo Jima ( 硫黄[[wikt 島|島]] officially Iōtō,also frequently Iōjima: “ Sulfur island” is an island of the Japanese
• February 20 - WWII:
  • "Big Week" begins with American bomber raids on German aircraft manufacturing centers. Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  • The United States takes Eniwetok Island. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Enewetak (or Eniwetok) is an Atoll in the Marshall Islands of the central Pacific Ocean.
• February 23 - WWII: The Chechens and Ingush are forcibly deported to Central Asia. Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Chechens ( Chechen: Hохчи / Noxçi) constitute the largest native Ethnic group originating in the North Caucasus region The Ingush ( Ingush: Галгай "Ghalghay" are an Ethnic group of the North Caucasus, mostly inhabiting the Russian Central Asia is a region of Asia from the Caspian Sea in the west to central China in the east and from southern Russia in the north to northern Pakistan in the south
• February 26 - - Shooting begins of the Nazi propaganda film, "The Fuehrer Gives a Village to the Jews" in Theresienstadt. Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German For the Nazi concentration camp see Theresienstadt concentration camp.
• February 29 - WWII: The Admiralty Islands are invaded by U. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including S. forces in the Battle of Los Negros and Operation Brewer. The Admiralty Islands campaign ( Operation Brewer), was a series of battles in the New Guinea campaign of World War II in which the United States The Admiralty Islands campaign ( Operation Brewer), was a series of battles in the New Guinea campaign of World War II in which the United States

March

• March - WWII: The Japanese launch an offensive in central and south China. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• March 1 - WWII:
  • USS Tarawa and USS Kearsarge laid down. Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operational history Kearsarge arrived at her home port of Norfolk Virginia, 21 April 1946, and for the next year engaged in training
  • Anti-fascist strike in northern Italy. Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology Strike action, often simply called a strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal by Employees to perform work. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• March 2 - WWII: Train stalls inside a railway tunnel outside Salerno, Italy - 521 choke to death
• 2 March - 16th Academy Awards ceremony
• March 3 - WWII: The Order of Nakhimov and the Order of Ushakov were instituted in USSR
• March 4 - In Ossining, New York, Louis Buchalter, the leader of 1930s crime syndicate Murder, Inc., is executed at Sing Sing, along with Emanuel "Mendy" Weiss, and Louis Capone. Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A train is a connected series of vehicles that move along a track ( Permanent way) to transport freight or passengers from one place to another Salerno is a town in southern Italy, capital of the province of the same name in the region of Campania. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Order of Nakhimov ( Russian: Орден Нахимова is one of the highest naval awards in former USSR and nominally in Russian Federation Order of Ushakov (Орден Ушакова was one of the highest naval awards of USSR among the Order of Nakhimov and it is up to this day The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Ossining is a village in Westchester County, New York, United States. Louis "Lepke" Buchalter ( 6 February 1897 &ndash 4 March 1944) was a Jewish-American mobster of the 1930s The 1930s were described as an abrupt shift to more radical and conservative lifestyles as countries were struggling to find a solution to the Great Depression. Murder Inc, Murder Incorporated or Brownsville Boys was the name given by the press for an Organized crime group in the 1920s to 1940s that carried Sing Sing Correctional Facility is a maximum security Prison in Ossining, New York, USA. Louis Capone (1896 &ndash March 4, 1944) was a New York Organized crime figure who became a hitman for the notorious Murder Inc.
• March 6 - WWII: Soviet Army planes attack Narva in Estonia, destroying almost the entire old town. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Narva is the third largest City in Estonia. It is located at the eastern extreme point of Estonia, by the Russian border on the Narva Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
• March 9 - WWII: Soviet Army planes attack Tallinn, Estonia. Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region
• March 10 - WWII: In Britain the Education Act lifts the ban on women teachers marrying. Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In Education, a teacher is one who helps Students or pupils often in a School, as well as in a Family, religious or
• March 12 - WWII: The Creation of the politic Committee of national liberation in Greece. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• March 15 - WWII:
  • Battle of Monte Cassino - Allied aircraft bomb German-held monastery and stage an assault. Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Monte Cassino has made it the repeated scene of battles and Sieges from antiquity. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
  • The National Council of the French Resistance approves the Resistance programme. The French Resistance is the collective name used for the French Resistance movements which fought against the Nazi German A resistance movement is a group or collection of individual groups dedicated to fighting an Invader in an occupied country or the government of a sovereign nation
• March 17 - WWII: The hitlerists assassinate at Rîbniţa almost 400 prisoners, Soviet citizens and anti-fascist Romanians. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Rîbniţa (also spelled Râbniţa, Рыбница Rybnitsa) is a city in Transnistria ( Moldova) and is the seat of the Rîbniţa Fascism is a totalitarian nationalist and corporatist ideology
• March 19 - WWII: German forces occupy Hungary. Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic
• March 18 - The eruption of Mount Vesuvius in Italy kills 26 and causes thousands to flee their homes. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor Mount Vesuvius (in Italian Monte Vesuvio and in Latin Mons Vesuvius) is an active Stratovolcano east of Naples Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• March 20 - WWII: RAF Flight Sergeant Nicholas Alkemade's bomber is hit over Germany and he has to bail out without a parachute from the height of over 4000 meters. Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A parachute is a device used to slow the motion of an object through an atmosphere by creating drag. Tree branches interrupt his fall and he lands safely on deep snow
• March 23 - WWII: members of the Italian Resistance attack Nazis marching in via Rasella. Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Italian Resistance movement was a partisan force during World War II. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German 33 Nazis are killed.
• March 24 - WWII:
  • The Fosse Ardeatine massacre in Rome, Italy. Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Fosse Ardeatine massacre (Eccidio delle Fosse Ardeatine was a mass execution carried out in Rome on 24 March 1944 by Nazi 335 Italians are killed, including 75 Jews and over 200 members of the Italian Resistance from various groups. The Italian Resistance movement was a partisan force during World War II.
  • In the Polish village of Markowa, German police kill Józef and Wiktoria Ulm, their six children and eight Jewish people they were hiding. Markowa is a Village in Łańcut County, Subcarpathian Voivodeship, in south-eastern Poland.

April

• April 25 - WWII: The United Negro College Fund is incorporated. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Negro College Fund ( UNCF) is a Fairfax, Virginia -based American philanthropic organization that fundraises College tuition
• April 28 - WWII: 749 American troops are killed in Exercise Tiger at Start Bay, Devon, England. Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Exercise Tiger was the code name for two Military exercises held in the United Kingdom during the Second World War: The first conducted in 1942 Start Bay is the bay in the English Channel in Devon, England between the River Dart 's estuary and Start Point. Devon is a large county in the South West of England. The county is also referred to as Devonshire, but that is an entirely unofficial name England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland

May

• May 5 - WWII: Mohandas Gandhi released in India. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi ( Gujarati: મોહનદાસ કરમચંદ ગાંધી moɦən̪d̪äs kəɾəmʧən̪d̪ gän̪d̪ʱi (2 October 1869 – 30 January India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country
• May 9 - WWII: In the Ukrainian city of Sevastopol, Soviet troops had completely driven out the German forces. Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Sevastopol ( see pronunciation below) is a port city in Ukraine, located on the Black Sea coast of the Crimea Peninsula The besieged German troops had been ordered by Hitler to “fight to the last Man. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately ”^[1]
• May 12 - WWII: Soviet troops finalize the liberation of Crimea. Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Crimea (kraɪˈmiːə or the Autonomous Republic of Crimea (Крим Автономна Республіка Крим Avtonomna Respublika Krym; Крым
• May 18 - WWII:
  • Battle of Monte Cassino - Germans evacuate Monte Cassino and Allied forces take the stronghold after a struggle that claimed 20,000 lives. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Monte Cassino has made it the repeated scene of battles and Sieges from antiquity. For information about the World War II battle see the Battle of Monte Cassino. In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
  • Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union government. Crimean Tatars (sg Qırımtatar, pl Qırımtatarlar) or Crimeans (sg The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• May 30 - Princess Charlotte Louise Juliette Louvet Grimaldi of Monaco, heir to the throne resigns from her rights in favor of her son Prince Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi, later reigning Prince Rainier III of Monaco. Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Princess Charlotte Duchess of Valentinois Countess of Polignac ( 30 September 1898 &ndash 15 November 1977) styled HSH The For other uses see Monaco (disambiguation Monaco, officially the Principality of Monaco ( French: Principauté de Monaco; Monégasque Rainier III Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi 31 May 1923 &ndash 6 April 2005) styled His Serene Highness Rainier III Prince of Monaco (Rainier Louis Henri Maxence Bertrand Grimaldi 31 May 1923 &ndash 6 April 2005) styled His Serene Highness

June

• June 1 - WWII: The BBC transmits a coded message (the first line of a poem by Paul Verlaine) to underground resistance fighters in France warning that the invasion of Europe is imminent. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Paul-Marie Verlaine (vɛʁˈlɛn March 30, 1844 &ndash January 8, 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• June 2 - WWII: The provisional French government is established. Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• June 4 - WWII:
  • A hunter-killer group of the United States Navy captures the German submarine U-505, marking the first time a U. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. S. Navy vessel had captured an enemy vessel at sea since the 19th century. This article is about the body of water For other uses see SEA and Seas. The 19th century of the Common Era began on January 1, 1801 and ended on December 31, 1900, according to the Gregorian calendar
  • Rome falls to the Allies. Rome ( Roma ˈroma Roma is the capital city of Italy and Lazio, and is Italy's largest and most populous city with more than 2 In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose It is the first capital of an Axis nation to fall. The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries
• June 5 - WWII:
  • More than 1000 British bombers drop 5000 tons of bombs on German gun batteries on the Normandy coast in preparation for D-Day. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote
  • At 10:15 p. m. local time, the BBC transmits the second line of the Paul Verlaine poem to the underground resistance indicating that the invasion of Europe is about to begin. Paul-Marie Verlaine (vɛʁˈlɛn March 30, 1844 &ndash January 8, 1896) was a French poet associated with the Symbolist
  • The German navy's Enigma messages are decoded almost in real time.
• June 6 - WWII: Battle of Normandy begins - Operation Overlord, code named D-Day, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France. Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including D-Day may also refer to Decimal Day in the United Kingdom. D-Day is a term often used in Military parlance to denote In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose Normandy (Normandie Norman: Normaundie) is a geographical region corresponding to the former Duchy of Normandy. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The allied soldiers quickly break through the Atlantic Wall and push inland in the largest amphibious military operation in history. The Atlantikwall ( English: Atlantic wall) was an extensive system of coastal fortifications built by the German Third Reich A military is an Organization authorized by its Nation to use force usually including use of Weapons in defending its Country (or by attacking This operation was used to help liberate France from Germany. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. It also weakened the Nazi Germany hold on Europe. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers
• June 7 - WWII: Bayeux liberated by British troops. Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Bayeux (bajø is a commune in the Calvados département, in Normandy in northwestern France.
• June 9 - WWII: Stalin launches an offensive against Finland with the intent of defeating Finland before pushing for Berlin. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Berlin is the capital city and one of sixteen states of Germany.
• June 10 - WWII: 642 men, women and children are killed in the Oradour-sur-Glane Massacre in France. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Oradour-sur-Glane (Orador de Glana is a town and commune in the Haute-Vienne département of central-western France. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• June 13 - WWII: Germany launches a V1 Flying Bomb attack on England. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Fieseler Fi 103, better known as V-1 (German Vergeltungswaffe 1 was an early Cruise missile used during World War Two England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland
• June 15 - WWII:
  • Battle of Saipan: The United States invades Saipan. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Saipan was a battle of the Pacific campaign of World War II, fought on the island of Saipan in the Mariana Islands from The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Saipan (saɪˈpæn /saɪˈpɑn/ or /ˈsaɪpæn/ in English is the largest Island and Capital of the United States Commonwealth of the Northern
  • American forces push back Germans in St. Lo, capturing the city. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Saint-Lô is a town and commune of France, the Préfecture (capital of the Manche département, in
• June 17
  • WWII: The proclamation of the Republic of Iceland. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland (
  • Iceland declares full independence from Denmark. Iceland, officially the Republic of Iceland ( ( Ísland or Lýðveldið Ísland ( The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe
• June 22 - WWII:
  • Operation Bagration: General attack by Soviet forces to clear the German forces from Belarus which resulted in the destruction of the German Army Group Centre, possibly the greatest defeat of the Wehrmacht during WWII. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Bagration (Oперация Багратион Operatsiya Bagration) was the Codename for the Soviet 1944 Belorussian Strategic A soviet (сове́т, "council" originally was a workers' local council in late Imperial Russia. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Belarus ( Belarusian Беларусь / Biełaruś is a Landlocked country in Eastern Europe, bordered by Russia to the north and east Army Group Center (Heeresgruppe Mitte was the name of two distinct German strategic Army groups that fought on the Eastern Front in World War II
  • Burma Campaign: The Battle of Kohima ends in a British victory. The Burma Campaign in the South-East Asian Theatre of World War II was fought primarily between British Commonwealth, Chinese and United The Battle of Kohima (the " Stalingrad of the East" was the turning point of the Japanese U Go offensive into India in 1944 in World War II
• June 25 - WWII: The Battle of Tali-Ihantala between Finnish and Soviet troops begins. Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Tali-Ihantala ( June 25 to July 9, 1944) was part of the Continuation War (1941-1944 that occurred during World War II Largest battle ever to be fought in the Nordic countries. The Nordic countries make up a region in Northern Europe called the Nordic region, consisting of Denmark, Finland, Iceland,
• June 26 - WWII: American troops enter Cherbourg. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian is killed during the retreat from the Sassanid Empire. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• June 29 - Deportation of Hungarian Jews to Auschwitz and other Nazi concentration camps begins. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. History of the Jews in Hungary concerns the Jews of Hungary and of Hungarian origins "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial

July

• July 1 - Start of the United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference at Bretton Woods, New Hampshire. "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. The United Nations Monetary and Financial Conference, commonly known as Bretton Woods conference, was a gathering of 730 Delegates from all 44 Allied Bretton Woods is an area within the town of Carroll, New Hampshire, USA, whose principal points of interest are three leisure and recreation facilities
• July 3 - WWII:
  • Soviet troops liberate Minsk. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Minsk (Мінск mʲinsk Минск mʲinsk is the Capital and largest city in Belarus, situated on the Svislach and Niamiha rivers
  • Battle of Imphal: Japanese forces call off their advance, ending the battle in a British victory. The Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in North-East India from March until July The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• July 6
  • Hartford Circus Fire: More than 100 children died in one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United States. Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England The Hartford Circus Fire, which occurred on July 6, 1944 in Hartford Connecticut, was one of the worst fire disasters in the history of the United The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
  • WWII: At Camp Hood, Texas, future baseball star and 1st Lt. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Fort Hood, named after Confederate General John Bell Hood, is a United States Army post located halfway between Austin and Waco Jackie Robinson is arrested and later court-martialed for refusing to move to the back of a segregated U.S. Army bus. Jack Roosevelt "Jackie" Robinson (January 31 1919 – October 24 1972 was a Baseball player for the Brooklyn Dodgers. The United States Army is a military organization whose primary mission is to "provide necessary forces and capabilities. He is eventually acquitted.
• July 9 - WWII: British and Canadian forces capture Caen. Events 455 - Roman military commander Avitus is proclaimed Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Caen (kɑ̃ is a commune in northwestern France. It is the Prefecture of the Calvados department and the capital of the
• July 10 - WWII: Soviet troops start the operations for occupying the Baltic countries. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• July 13 - WWII: Liberation of Vilnius. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• July 16 - WWII: Arrival of the first contingent of the Brazilian Expeditionary Force in Italy. Events 622 - The beginning of the Islamic calendar. 1054 - Three Roman legates fractured relations between the Western and World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Brazilian Expeditionary Force or BEF ( Portuguese: Força Expedicionária Brasileira, or FEB) was the 25300-man force formed by
• July 17 - WWII:
  • The largest convoy of the war embarks from Halifax, Nova Scotia under Royal Canadian Navy protection. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Halifax Harbour is a large natural Harbour on the Atlantic coast of Nova Scotia, Canada. For the history of Canada's naval forces after 1968 see Canadian Forces Maritime Command The Royal Canadian Navy ( RCN) was the
  • SS E. A. Bryan, loaded with ammunition, explodes in the Port Chicago naval base - 320 dead.
• July 18 - WWII: Hideki Tojo resigns as Prime Minister of Japan due to numerous setbacks in the war effort. Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• July 20 - WWII: Adolf Hitler survives an assassination attempt. Events 1304 - Wars of Scottish Independence: Fall of Stirling Castle - King Edward I of England takes the last rebel stronghold World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately See Claus von Stauffenberg
• July 21 - WWII:
  • Battle of Guam - American troops land on Guam starting the battle (ends on August 10). Claus Philipp Maria Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg ( 15 November 1907 &ndash 21 July 1944) was a German army officer Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Guam ( July 21 - August 8 1944) was the American capture of the Japanese held island of Guam (in the The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Guam ( Chamorro: cha Guåhån) officially the Territory of Guam, is an island in the western Pacific Ocean and is an organized unincorporated Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire
  • The creation of the Polish Committee for national liberation.
• July 22 - End of Bretton Woods conference and signing of Agreements. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of
• July 25 - WWII: Operation Spring - One of the bloodiest days for Canadians during the war: 18,444 casualties, including 5,021 killed. Events 285 - Diocletian appoints Maximian as Caesar, co-ruler World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Spring was an offensive operation conducted by II Canadian Corps during the Normandy campaign. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page

August

• August 1 - WWII: Warsaw Uprising begins. Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Warsaw Uprising ( Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army ( Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw
• August 2 - WWII:
  • Turkey ends diplomatic and economic relations with Germany. Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Turkey (Türkiye known officially as the Republic of Turkey ( is a Eurasian Country that stretches Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  • the First Assembly of ASNOM was held in the Prohor Pchinski monastery
• August 4 - Holocaust: A tip from a Dutch informer leads the Gestapo to a sealed-off area in an Amsterdam warehouse where they find Jewish diarist Anne Frank and her family. Anti-Fascist Assembly of the National Liberation of Macedonia ( Macedonian: Антифашистичко Собрание на Народното Ослободување на Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands The ( contraction of ge heime Sta ats' po' lizei: "Secret State Police" was the official Secret police of Nazi Germany Amsterdam (pronounced) is the capital and largest city of the Netherlands, located in the province of North Holland in the west PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany
• August 5 - Holocaust: Polish insurgents liberate a German labor camp in Warsaw, freeing 348 Jewish prisoners. Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A labor camp is a simplified detention facility where inmates are engaged in Penal labor. Warsaw (Warszawa; also known by other names) is the Capital and Largest city of Poland. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************
• August 7 - IBM dedicates the first program-controlled calculator, the Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator (known best as the Harvard Mark I). Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. International Business Machines Corporation abbreviated IBM and nicknamed "Big Blue", is a multinational Computer Technology A calculator is device for performing mathematical calculations distinguished from a Computer by having a limited problem solving ability and an interface optimized for interactive The IBM Automatic Sequence Controlled Calculator ( ASCC) called the Mark I by Harvard University, was the first large-scale automatic digital
• August 9 - The United States Forest Service and the Wartime Advertising Council release posters featuring Smokey the Bear for the first time. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Smokey Bear (often wrongly referred to as Smokey The Bear is a character in the longest running public service campaign in United States history
• August 12 - WWII:
  • Allies capture Florence, Italy. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Florence ( Italian: Firenze Florentia and Fiorenza) is the Capital City of the Italian region of Tuscany Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
  • World's first undersea oil pipeline laid, between England and France in Operation Pluto
• August 15 - WWII: Operation Dragoon lands Allies in southern France. Pipeline transport is the transportation of goods through a pipe. England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Dragoon was the Allied invasion of southern France, on 15 August, 1944, as part of World War II. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division participates in its fourth assault landing at St. The 45th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War. Maxime, spearheading the drive for the Belfort Gap.
• August 19 - WWII: Start of Victorious insurrection in Paris. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• August 20 - WWII: American forces successfully defeat nazi forces at Chambois. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Chambois is a commune of Orne, in France. The city is remarkable for its Norman Keep (12th century and was part of the This victory closed the Falaise Gap. During August 1944 the Falaise pocket was the area between the four towns of Trun, Argentan, Vimoutiers and Chambois near Falaise
• August 23 - WWII: Ion Antonescu, prime minister of Romania, is arrested and a new government is established. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including "Antonescu" redirects here For other persons with that surname see Antonescu (surname. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Romania exits the war against Soviet Union joining the Allies. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
• August 24 - WWII: Allies liberate Paris, therefore ending The Battle of Normandy. Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar 's General Gaius Scribonius Curio is defeated in the Second Battle of the Bagradas River World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• August 25 - WWII: Hungary decides to continue the war together with Germany. Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• August 29 - WWII: Slovak National Uprising against Axis powers begins. Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million
• August 31 - The Mad Gasser of Mattoon resumes his mysterious attacks in Mattoon, Illinois. Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne The Mad Gasser of Mattoon (also known as "The Anesthetic Prowler" "The Mad Anesthetist" and "The Phantom Anesthetist" "The Mad Gasser of Roanoke" Mattoon is a city in Coles County, Illinois, United States. The population was 18291 as of the 2000 census

September

• September 1 - WWII: In Bulgaria, the Bagrianov government resigns. Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian Ivan Ivanov Bagrianov (Иван Иванов Багрянов (1891-1945 was a leading Bulgarian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister during the
• September 2 - WWII: Holocaust: Diarist Anne Frank and her family are placed on the last transport train from Westerbork to Auschwitz. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including They arrive three days later.
• September 3 - WWII: Allies liberate Brussels. Events 36 BC - In the Battle of Naulochus, Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa, Admiral of Octavian, defeats Sextus Pompeius World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is
• September 4 - WWII:
  • The British 11th Armored Division liberates the city of Antwerp in Belgium. Events 476 - Romulus Augustus, last emperor of the Western Roman Empire, is deposed when Odoacer proclaims himself World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located ||-||-||-||} Antwerp ( Dutch:, French: Anvers) is a City and Municipality in Belgium and the capital of the The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those
  • Finland breaks off relations with Germany. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• September 5 - WWII: The Soviets declare war on Bulgaria. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
• September 7 - WWII: The Belgian government returns from exile in Britain. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• September 8 - WWII:
  • London is hit by a V2 rocket for the first time. Events 70 - Roman forces under Titus sack Jerusalem. 1264 - The Statute of Kalisz World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. See also Vergeltungswaffe The V-2 rocket ( Vergeltungswaffe 2 was the first Ballistic missile and first man-made object to achieve
  • The French town of Menton is liberated from Germany. Menton (mɑ̃tɔ̃ Occitan: Menton in classical norm or Mentan in Mistralian norm Italian: Mentone) is a commune Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• September 9 - WWII: Insurrection in Sofia. Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Sofia (София ˈsɔfija is the Capital and largest city of the Republic of Bulgaria, with a population of 1395568 in the Capital Municipality
• September 11 - WWII: Northern and Southern France invasion forces link up near Dijon. Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Dijon ( diʒɔ̃ is a city in eastern France, the capital of the Côte-d'Or departement and of the Bourgogne region
• September 17 - WWII: Operation Market Garden begins. Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Market Garden ( September 17, 1944 – September 25, 1944) was an Allied military operation fought in the Netherlands
• September 19 - WWII: Armistice between Finland and Soviet Union signed. Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including (End of the Continuation War)
• September 20 - WWII: Jüri Uluots, prime minister in capacity of president of Estonia, escapes to Sweden. The Continuation War (Jatkosota Fortsättningskriget Советско-финская война ( 25 June 1941 &ndash 19 September 1944) Events 451 - The Battle of Chalons takes place in North Eastern France. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Jüri Uluots ( January 13, 1890 - January 9, 1945) was an Estonian Prime minister, Journalist, and prominent Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Two days later, Tallinn is taken over by the Red Army. Tallinn (historically known by the German, Swedish and Danish name Reval or the Polish name Rewal, among other names The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya
• September 24 - WWII: The U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division takes the strongly defended city of Epinal before crossing the Moselle River and entering the western foothills of the Vosges. Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The 45th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War. Épinal is a commune of northeastern France, préfecture (capital of the Vosges département. The Moselle (Moselle Mosel Musel is a River flowing through France, Luxembourg and Germany.
• September 26 - WWII: Operation Market Garden ends in an Allied withdrawal. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Operation Market Garden ( September 17, 1944 – September 25, 1944) was an Allied military operation fought in the Netherlands
  • On middle front of Gothic Line Brazilians troops controlled the Serchio valley region after ten days of fighting. The Gothic Line, also known as Linea Gotica, formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring 's last major line of defence in the final stages of The Gothic Line, also known as Linea Gotica, formed Field Marshal Albert Kesselring 's last major line of defence in the final stages of

October

• October 2 - WWII:
  • Warsaw Uprising ends. Events 1187 - Siege of Jerusalem: Saladin captures Jerusalem after 88 years of Crusader rule World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Warsaw Uprising ( Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army ( Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw
  • Holocaust: Nazi troops end the Warsaw Uprising. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German The Warsaw Uprising ( Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army ( Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw
• October 5 - WWII: Royal Canadian Air Force pilots shoot down the first German jet fighter over Holland )

• October 6 - WWII: Battle of Debrecen starts on the Eastern Front (lasts until October 29). Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. A jet aircraft is an Aircraft propelled by Jet engines Jet aircraft fly much faster than Propeller -powered aircraft and at higher altitudes -- as high as Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Debrecen, called by the Red Army the Debrecen Offensive Operation, (6 October - 28 October 1944 was conducted by the 2nd Ukrainian Front on the The Eastern Front of World War II (die Ostfront 1941-1945, der Rußlandfeldzug 1941-1945 (Russian campaign or der Ostfeldzug 1941-1945 (Eastern Campaign Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II
• October 8 - The radio show, The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet debuts. Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Radio is the transmission of signals by Modulation of electromagnetic waves with frequencies below those of visible Light. The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet was a long-running American Television series, airing on ABC from October 3,
• October 9 - WWII: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin begin a nine-day conference in Moscow to discuss the future of Europe. Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of
• October 10 - Holocaust: 800 Gypsy children are systematically murdered at Auschwitz death camp
• October 12 - WWII: The Allies land at Athens. Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as The Romani people (singular Rom, plural Roma as a Noun; also known as Romanies or Roma people) are an ethnic group with origins "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Events 539 BC - The army of Cyrus the Great of Persia takes Babylon. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Athens (ˈæθənz Αθήνα Athina,) the Capital and largest city of Greece, dominates the Attica periphery as one of the world's
• October 13 - WWII: Riga, the capital of Latvia is taken over by the Red Army. Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Riga (Rīga riːga) the Capital of Latvia, is situated on the Baltic Sea coast on the mouth of the river Daugava. Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya
• October 14 - WWII: German Field Marshal Erwin Rommel committed suicide rather than face execution for allegedly conspiring against Adolf Hitler. Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
• October 18 - WWII: Volkssturm founded on Hitler's orders. Events 1009 - The Church of the Holy Sepulchre, a Christian church in Jerusalem, is completely destroyed by the Fatimid World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Volkssturm (lit "Folkstorm" "People's" or "National Militia" Sturm lit Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
• October 20 - WWII:
  • Belgrade is liberated by Yugoslav Partisans and the Red Army. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Belgrade (Београд Beograd is the Capital and largest city of Serbia. The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya
  • LNG explosion destroys a square mile (2. Not to be confused with Natural Gas Liquids (NGL Liquefied natural gas or LNG is Natural gas (primarily Methane, CH4 The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 6 km²) of Cleveland, Ohio. Cleveland is a City in the US state of Ohio and the County seat of Cuyahoga County, the most populous county in the state
  • Landed by the American forces in Red Beach in Palo, Leyte, since general Douglas MacArthur returned to the Philippines with the Philippine Commonwealth president Sergio Osmeña with the Philippine generals of the Armed Forces of the Philippines are general Basilio Valdes and general Carlos P. Romulo. Palo is a 3rd class municipality in the province of Leyte, Philippines. General MacArthur redirects here for other meanings see General MacArthur (disambiguation. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Sergio Osmeña ( September 9 1878 &ndash October 19 1961) was the fourth President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines The Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP) ( Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine Carlos Peña Romulo ( 14 January 1899, Camiling, Tarlac, Philippines – 15 December 1985, Manila,
  • The United States and Filipino troops with the Filipino guerillas started in the Battle of Leyte. The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of Leyte in the Philippines by American
  • The American forces landed the beaches in Dulag, Leyte, the Philippines by the attacked from the Japanese occupation forces, and continued by the Filipino troops entered to the town. Dulag is a third-class municipality in the province of Leyte in Eastern Visayas (Region VIII in the Philippines. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP
• October 21 - WWII: Aachen,the first German city to fall, is captured by the Americans. Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ( Ripuarian: Oche, Dutch: Aken, Spanish: Aquisgrán, Italian: Aquisgrana, French, Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• October 23 - WWII: Naval Battle of Leyte Gulf in the Philippines begins (lasts until October 26). Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Leyte Gulf, also called the "Battle for Leyte Gulf" the "Battles for Leyte Gulf" and formerly as the "Second Battle of the Philippine The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death
• October 25
  • Florence Foster Jenkins recital in the Carnegie Hall
  • WWII: Red Army liberates Kirkenes, the first town in Norway to be liberated from German occupation. Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Florence Foster Jenkins ( July 19, 1868 &ndash November 26, 1944) was an American Soprano who became famous for her complete Carnegie Hall (generally ˌkɑrnɨgi ˈhɔːl is a concert venue in Midtown Manhattan in New York City located at 881 Seventh Avenue, occupying the east World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya ( Finnish: Kirkkoniemi, Sámi: Girkonjárga) is the centre of the municipality of Sør-Varanger in Finnmark county Norway Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• October 30 - Anne Frank and sister Margot Frank are deported from Auschwitz to the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp. Events 637 - Antioch surrenders to the Muslim forces under Rashidun Caliphate after the Battle of Iron bridge. Annelies Marie "Anne" Frank ( (12 June 1929 – early March 1945 was a Jewish girl born in the city of Frankfurt am Main in Weimar Germany Margot Betti Frank ( February 16, 1926 &ndash late February or early March 1945 was the elder sister of Anne Frank, whose deportation order from the "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Internment is the imprisonment or confinement of people commonly in large groups without trial
• October 31 - Mass murderer Marcel Petiot is apprehended in Paris Métro station

November

• November 3 - WWII: Two supreme commanders of the Slovak National Uprising, Generals Ján Golian and Rudolf Viest are captured, tortured and later executed by German forces. Events 445 BC – Ezra reads the Book of the Law to the Israelites in Jerusalem (see Nehemiah 91 NLTse Marcel André Henri Félix Petiot (January 17 1897 – May 25 1946 was a French doctor and Serial killer convicted of multiple Murders after the discovery Events 644 - Umar ibn al-Khattab, the second Muslim Caliph, is killed by a Persian slave in Medina. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Slovak National Uprising ( Slovak: Slovenské národné povstanie, abbreviated SNP or 1944 Uprising was an armed Insurrection organized General Ján Golian ( January 26 1906, Dombóvár, Hungary &ndash 1945 Flossenburg, Germany) was a Slovak Rudolf Viest (* 24 September 1890 Revúca, † 1945 Flossenburg, Germany) was Slovak division general commander of the partisan army during the
• November 7
  • U.S. presidential election, 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt wins reelection over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey to become the only U. Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat The United States presidential election of 1944 took place while the United States was preoccupied with fighting World War II. Thomas Edmund Dewey ( March 24, 1902 – March 16, 1971) was the Governor of New York (1943-1955 and the unsuccessful Republican S. president to be elected to a fourth term.
  • Passenger train derails in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico due to excessive speed in a declining hill. This article is part of the History of rail transport by country series Aguadilla /ˌaγwa'dija/ or /ˌaγwa'diʝa/ or /ˌaγwa'didʒa/ founded in 1775 by Luis de Córdova is a city located in the northwestern tip of Puerto Rico bordered Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} 16 killed; 50 injured.
• November 22 - William Lyon Mackenzie King introduces conscription in Canada (see Conscription Crisis of 1944). Events 498 - Kofi Aseidu- After the death of Anastasius II, Symmachus is elected Pope in the Lateran William Lyon Mackenzie King PC OM CMG ( December 17, 1874 – July 22, 1950) was a Canadian Conscription (also known as the draft, the call-up or national service) is a general term for involuntary labor demanded by some established authority Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Conscription Crisis of 1944 was a political and military crisis following the introduction of forced military service in Canada during World War II
• November 24 - The entire territory of Estonia is taken over by the Red Army. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region The Red Army ( Russian: Рабоче-Крестьянская Красная Армия R aboche- K rest'yanskaya K rasnaya A rmiya

December

• December 30 - WWII: Edward Stettinius Jr. becomes the last United States Secretary of State of the Roosevelt administration, by filling the seat left by Cordell Hull. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Edward Reilly Stettinius Jr ( October 22, 1900 – October 31, 1949) was United States Secretary of State under Presidents The United States Secretary of State (commonly abbreviated as SecState) is the head of the United States Department of State, concerned with Foreign affairs Cordell Hull ( October 2, 1871 &ndash July 23, 1955) was an American politician from the U
• December 3 - WWII: Civil war breaks out in a newly-liberated Greece, between Communists and royalists. Events 1800 - War of the Second Coalition: Battle of Hohenlinden, French World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including A civil war is a War between a State and domestic political actors that are in control of some part of the territory claimed by the state Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
• December 10 - Legendary Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini leads a concert performance of the first half of Beethoven's Fidelio (minus its spoken dialogue) on NBC radio, starring Rose Bampton. Events 1041 - Empress Zoe of Byzantium elevates her adoptive son to the throne of the Eastern Roman Empire as Michael V WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Arturo Toscanini (ɑrˈturɔ ˌtɔskɑˈnini (March 25 1867 &ndash January Ludwig van Beethoven ( English ˈlʊdvɪg væn ˈbeɪtoʊvən, 16 December 1770 &ndash 26 March 1827 was a German Composer and Pianist. Fidelio (Op 72 is an Opera in two acts by Ludwig van Beethoven. The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's Rose Bampton ( November 28 1907 &ndash August 21 2007) was an American Opera singer. He chooses this opera for its political message - a statement against tyranny and dictatorship. Conducting it in German, Toscanini intends it as a tribute to the German people who are being oppressed by Hitler. The second half will be broadcast a week later. The performance will later be released on LP and CD. This is the first of seven operas that the Maestro will conduct on radio.
• December 12 and 13 - WWII: British units attempt to take the hilltop town of Tossignano; they are repulsed. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• December 13 - The United States and Philippine Commonwealth troops landed in Mindoro Island, the Philippines by the attack the Japanese forces during the Battle of Mindoro. Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life For the unincorporated community of Mindoro Wisconsin in the United States of America see Mindoro Wisconsin. The Philippines ( Filipino: Pilipinas, officially known as the Republic of the Philippines (fil ''Republika ng Pilipinas'' RP The Battle of Mindoro fought between US and Japanese forces at Mindoro Island in the northern Philippines from December 13 to December
• December 14 - Soviet government change Turkish names of place to Russian in Crimean
• December 15 - A private airplane carrying bandleader Glenn Miller disappears in heavy fog over the English Channel while flying to Paris. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Alton Glenn Miller ( March 1 1904 &ndash presumably December 15 1944) was an American Jazz musician and Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• December 16 - WWII:
  • Germany begins the Ardennes offensive, later to become known as Battle of the Bulge. Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Ardennes Offensive (16 December 1944 – 25 January 1945 was a major German offensive launched towards the end of World War II through the forested Ardennes Mountains
  • General George C. Marshall becomes the first Five-Star General. George Catlett Marshall Jr (December 31 1880 &ndash October 16 1959 was an American military leader Chief of Staff of the Army, Secretary of General of the Army (GA is a five-star General officer and is the highest possible rank in the United States Army.
• December 17 - WWII: German troops carry out the Malmedy massacre. Events 546 - Gothic War (535–554: The Ostrogoths of King Totila World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Malmedy massacre refers to a War crime in which about 90 unarmed American prisoners of war were executed by their German captors
• December 22 - WWII: Brigadier General Anthony C. McAuliffe, commander of the U. Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including General Anthony Clement McAuliffe (July 2 1898 - August 11 1975 was the United States Army general who commanded the defending 101st Airborne troops during the S. forces defending Bastogne, refuses to accept demands for surrender by sending a one-word reply, "Nuts!", to the German command. Bastogne ( Dutch: Bastenaken, German: Bastenach, Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech) is a Belgian municipality
• December 24 - WWII: The Bulge reaches its deepest point at Celles. Events 563 - The Byzantine church Hagia Sophia in Constantinople is dedicated for the second time after being destroyed by Earthquakes World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• December 26
  • WWII: American troops repulse German forces at Bastogne. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Bastogne ( Dutch: Bastenaken, German: Bastenach, Luxembourgish: Baaschtnech) is a Belgian municipality
  • Premiere of The Glass Menagerie by Tennessee Williams. The Glass Menagerie is a play by Tennessee Williams that was originally written as a screenplay for MGM, to whom Williams was contracted Thomas Lanier Williams III (March 26 1911 &ndash February 25 1983 better known as Tennessee Williams, was a major American playwright who received many of the top theatrical
• December 30 - WWII: King George II of Greece declares a regency, leaving his throne vacant. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Early life first period of kingship and exile George was born at the royal villa at Tatoi, near Athens, the eldest son of Constantine I King of the Hellenes
• December 31 - WWII: Hungary declares war on Germany. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• December 31 - WWII: over hundreds of thousands of the Japanese Imperial forces killed in action, after the battles from the Filipino and American military forces are victory after the Battle of Leyte. Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Battle of Leyte in the Pacific campaign of World War II was the invasion and conquest of Leyte in the Philippines by American

Undated

• In Sweden, the law of 1864 that criminalizes homosexuality is abolished. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation.
• Swedish author of children's books Astrid Lindgren publishes her first book Pippi Longstocking. Astrid Anna Emilia Lindgren ( Née Ericsson 14 November 1907 &ndash 28 January 2002 was a Swedish children's book author and Screenwriter Pippi Longstocking ( Swedish Pippi Långstrump) is a Fictional character in a series of children's books created by Swedish author Astrid
• In Sweden, Erik Wallenberg and Ruben Rausing invent a way to package milk in paper and start the company Tetra Pak. "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Tetra Pak is a multinational Food processing and Packaging company of Swedish origin
• Hans Asperger publishes his paper on Asperger's Syndrome
• National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence established. Hans Asperger ( February 18 1906 – October 21 1980) was the Austrian Pediatrician after whom Asperger syndrome Asperger syndrome (also called Asperger's syndrome, Asperger's disorder, Asperger's or AS) is the Autism spectrum disorder (ASD The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence (NCADD was founded in 1944 by the first female member of Alcoholics Anonymous (AA Marty Mann (1905-1980 and has a
• Canadian Arctic explorer Henry Larsen becomes the first person to successfully navigate the Northwest Passage in both directions in a schooner. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page The Arctic is the Region around the Earth 's North Pole, opposite the Antarctic region around the South Pole. This list of explorers is sorted by surname See also the links below. Henry Asbjörn Larsen ( September 30, 1899 &ndash October 29, 1964) was a Canadian Arctic explorer. The Northwest Passage is a sea route through the Arctic Ocean, along the northern coast of North America via waterways amidst the Canadian Arctic Archipelago He would chronicle the event in his autobiography, entitled “The Big Ship” (ASIN B000ETAS4K). An autobiography, from the Greek αὐτός autos "self" βίος bios "life" and γράφειν graphein "to write" The Amazon Standard Identification Number ( ASIN) is a unique identification number assigned by Amazon ^[2]

Ongoing

• Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
• Second World War (1939-1945)

Births

1944 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1944 MCMXLIV
Ab urbe condita	2697
Armenian calendar	1393 ԹՎ ՌՅՂԳ
Bahá'í calendar	100 – 101
Berber calendar	2894
Buddhist calendar	2488
Burmese calendar	1306
Chinese calendar	4580/4640-12-6 (癸未年十二月初六日) — to — 4581/4641-11-17 (甲申年十一月十七日)
Coptic calendar	1660 – 1661
Ethiopian calendar	1936 – 1937
Hebrew calendar	5704 – 5705
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1999 – 2000
- Shaka Samvat	1866 – 1867
- Kali Yuga	5045 – 5046
Holocene calendar	11944
Iranian calendar	1322 – 1323
Islamic calendar	1363 – 1364
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 19 (昭和19年)
Korean calendar	4277
Thai solar calendar	2487
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For more 1944 births see Category:1944 births

January-February

• January 1 - Omar Hasan Ahmad al-Bashir, President of the Sudan
• January 2 - Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician
• January 3 - Chris von Saltza, American swimmer
• January 6
  • Bonnie Franklin, American actress
  • Rolf M. Zinkernagel, Swiss immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• January 9 - Ian Hornak, American Painter, Draughtsman and Sculptor (d. The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Omar Hassan Ahmad al-Bashir ( Arabic: عمر حسن أحمد البشير born January 1 1944) is the President of Sudan. Sudan (officially the Republic of Sudan) ( السودان al-Sūdān is a country in northeastern Africa. Events 366 - The Alamanni cross the frozen Rhine River in large numbers invading the Roman Empire. Prince Norodom Ranariddh (born January 2, 1944) is the second son of King Norodom Sihanouk of Cambodia and a half brother of the current king Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Susan Christina ("Chris" von Saltza (born January 3, 1944 in San Francisco California) is a former competitive freestyle Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Bonnie Gail Franklin (born January 6, 1944) is an American actress Rolf Martin Zinkernagel ( January 6, 1944 in Riehen, Basel-Stadt, Switzerland) is Professor of Experimental Immunology The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Ian Hornak (b January 9 1944 Philadelphia Pennsylvania - d December 9 2002 Southampton New York) was an American painter and draughtsman 2002)
• January 9 - Jimmy Page, English guitarist (Led Zeppelin)
• January 12 - Joe Frazier, American boxer
• January 17 - Françoise Hardy, French singer
• January 18 - Paul Keating, twenty-fourth Prime Minister of Australia
• January 19 - Shelley Fabares, American actress and singer
• January 23 - Rutger Hauer, Dutch actor
• January 25 - Anita Pallenberg, Italian model and actress
• January 26 - Angela Davis, American feminist and activist
• January 27
  • Peter Akinola, Nigerian religious leader
  • Mairead Corrigan, Northern Irish activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  • Nick Mason, English drummer (Pink Floyd)
• January 28
  • Susan Howard, American actress
  • John Tavener, British composer
• February 3 - Dave Davies, British musician (The Kinks)
• February 5 - Al Kooper, American musician (Blood, Sweat, and Tears)
• February 9 - Alice Walker, American writer
• February 10 - Vernor Vinge, American writer
• February 11 - Michael G. Oxley, American politician
• February 12 - Moe Bandy, country music singer
• February 13
  • Stockard Channing, American actress
  • Jerry Springer, English-born television host
• February 14
  • Carl Bernstein, American journalist
  • Alan Parker, English-born film director, actor, and writer
• February 16 - Richard Ford, American writer
• February 17 - Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer
• February 20 - Willem van Hanegem, Dutch football player and coach
• February 22
  • Jonathan Demme, American film director, producer, and writer
  • Tom Okker, Dutch tennis player
• February 23 - Johnny Winter, American musician
• February 24 - Nicky Hopkins, British musician (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. James Patrick Page, OBE (born 9 January 1944 is an English Guitarist, Composer and record producer Led Zeppelin were Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople For the Major League Baseball player and manager see Joe Frazier (baseball. Events 38 BC - Octavian marries Livia Drusilla. 1287 - King Alfonso III of Aragon invades Minorca Françoise Madeleine Hardy fʁɑ̃swaz aʁˈdi (born January 17, 1944 in Paris) is a French Singer, actress and Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Paul John Keating (born 18 January 1944 was the 24th Prime Minister of Australia, from 1991 to 1996 The Prime Minister of Australia is the Head of government of the Commonwealth of Australia, holding office on commission from the Governor-General. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Shelley Fabares (born January 19, 1944) is an American actress and singer known primarily for her roles on Movies Soap operas Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Rutger Oelsen Hauer (rʏtxər ulsən hʌuər born January 23, 1944) is a Golden Globe -winning Dutch Film Actor. Events 41 - After a night of negotiation Claudius is accepted as Roman Emperor by the Senate Anita Pallenberg (born January 25 1944) is a model, actress and Fashion designer. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. Angela Yvonne Davis (born January 26, 1944 in Birmingham Alabama) is an American Political activist and University Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Peter Jasper Akinola (born 27 January 1944) is the current Anglican Primate of the Church of Nigeria. Mairead Corrigan (born 27 January, 1944) also known as Mairead Corrigan-Maguire, was the co-founder with Betty Williams, of the Community The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Nicholas Berkeley "Nick" Mason (born 27 January 1944 in Edgbaston, Birmingham, England) is the Drummer for Pink Floyd. Pink Floyd are Events 1077 - Walk to Canossa: The Excommunication of Henry IV Holy Roman Emperor is lifted Jeri Lynn Mooney (born January 28, 1944) better known as Susan Howard, is an American actress, Writer, and Political activist WikipediaWikiProject Composers#Lead section --> Not to be confused with John Taverner Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states This is about the English musician for others see Dave Davies (disambiguation. The Kinks were an English pop and rock group formed in 1963 and categorised in the US as a British Invasion band Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Al Kooper (born Alan Peter Kuperschmidt, February 5 1944, in Brooklyn, New York) is an American Songwriter, Blood Sweat & Tears (also known as " BS&T " is an American music group originally formed in 1967 in New York City. Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. Alice Malsenior Walker (born February 9 1944 is an American Author, self-declared Feminist and Womanist - the latter a term she herself Events 1355 - The St Scholastica's Day riot breaks out in Oxford, England, leaving 63 scholars and perhaps 30 locals dead Vernor Steffen Vinge (ˈvɪndʒi (born October 2, 1944 in Waukesha Wisconsin, U Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Michael Garver "Mike" Oxley (born February 11, 1944) is an American politician of the Republican party who served as a U Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Moe Bandy (born February 12, 1944 Meridian Mississippi, but raised in Texas since the age of six is a Country music Singer Events 1258 - Baghdad falls to the Mongols, and the Abbasid Caliphate is destroyed Stockard Channing (born February 13, 1944) is an American Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award-nominated three time Emmy Gerald Norman "Jerry" Springer (born February 13, 1944) is an English -born American Television personality, a former Events 842 - Charles the Bald and Louis the German swear the Oaths of Strasbourg in the French and German Carl Bernstein (pronounced BERN-steen ˈbɜrnstiːn (born February 14, 1944) is an American journalist who as a reporter for The Sir Alan William Parker, CBE (born 14th February, 1944) is a British Film director, producer, Writer, and Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols Richard Ford (born February 16, 1944) is a Pulitzer Prize -winning American Novelist and Short story writer Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Dr Karl William Jenkins OBE DMus FRAM ARAM LRAM FWCMD FTCC (born February 17, 1944) is a Welsh musician and composer Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment Willem "Wim" van Hanegem (born 20 February 1944) is a Dutch football player and coach born in Breskens, Zeeland. Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Robert Jonathan Demme (born February 22 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer and Tom Okker (born February 22 1944) nicknamed The Flying Dutchman and Tom the Twitch, is a former Dutch Tennis player Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable John Dawson "Johnny" Winter III (born on 23 February, 1944 in Beaumont Texas, USA is an American Blues guitarist Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Nicky Hopkins (born Nicholas Christian Hopkins ( February 24, 1944 in Harlesden, North London, England; died 1994)
• February 27 - Ken Grimwood, American writer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Kenneth Milton Grimwood ( February 27, 1944 – June 6, 2003) was an American author who was born in Dothan Alabama. 2003)
• February 28 - Sepp Maier, German footballer
• February 29 - Dennis Farina, American actor

March-April

• March 1
  • John Breaux, U. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Josef Dieter "Sepp" Maier (born 28 February 1944) is a German former professional football Goalkeeper. Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Dennis Farina (born February 29, 1944) is an American film and television actor Events 86 BC - Lucius Cornelius Sulla, at the head of a Roman Republic army enters in Athens, removing the Tyrant John Berlinger Breaux (bɹo (born March 1, 1944) is a former United States senator from Louisiana who served from 1987 until 2005 S. Senator from Louisiana
  • Roger Daltrey, English musician (The Who)
• March 2 - Uschi Glas, German actress
• March 4
  • Harvey Postlethwaite, British engineer and race car designer (d. Roger Harry Daltrey, CBE (born 1 March 1944) is an English rock Vocalist, songwriter and actor best known as the The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Uschi Glas (born Helga Ursula Glas March 2, 1944) is a German film and television actress Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Dr Harvey Postlethwaite ( March 4, 1944 – April 15, 1999) was a British engineer and Technical Director of several Formula One teams 1999)
  • Mary Wilson (singer), American singer
  • Bobby Womack, American singer and songwriter
• March 6 - Kiri Te Kanawa, New Zealand soprano
• March 8 - Buzz Hargrove, Canadian labour leader
• March 11 - Don Maclean, British comedian
• March 15 - Sly Stone, American singer
• March 17 - John Sebastian, American singer and songwriter (The Lovin' Spoonful)
• March 19
  • Said Musa, Prime Minister of Belize
  • Sirhan Sirhan, Palestinian assassin of Robert F. Kennedy
• March 24 - R. Lee Ermey, U. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Mary Wilson (born March 6, 1944) is an American Singer best known as a member of the Motown soul and pop Robert Dwayne "Bobby" Womack (ˈwoʊmæk (born March 4 1944 is an American Singer-songwriter and Musician. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Dame Kiri Janette Te Kanawa, ONZ, DBE, AC (ˈkiri ˈtɛ ˈkɑːnəwə born Events 1618 - Johannes Kepler discovers the third law of planetary motion. Basil Eldon "Buzz" Hargrove (born March 8, 1944, Bath New Brunswick, Canada) is the former National President of the Canadian Events 1425 BC - Thutmose III, Pharaoh of Egypt, dies (according to the Low Chronology of the 18th Dynasty Don Maclean (born 11 March, 1944 in Birmingham) is an English Actor and Comedian, who hosted the BBC Television Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Sly Stone (born Sylvester Stewart on 15 March 1943, in Denton, Texas) is an American Musician, Songwriter Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger John Sebastian (born John Benson Sebastian on 17 March 1944, in Greenwich Village, New York City) is an American Songwriter The Lovin' Spoonful is an American Pop rock band of the 1960s named to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2000 Events 1279 - A Mongolian victory in the Battle of Yamen ends the Song Dynasty in China. Said Wilbert Musa (born March 19, 1944) is a Belizean lawyer and politician The government of Belize is directed by the Prime Minister, who is also the leader of the governing party the post is currently held by Dean Barrow of the United Democratic Sirhan Bishara Sirhan (born March 19, 1944) is the convicted Assassin of United States Senator Robert F Robert Francis "Bobby" Kennedy (November 20 1925 – June 6 1968 also called RFK, was the United States Attorney General from 1961 to 1964 and a Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Ronald Lee Ermey (born March 24 1944 is a former US Marine Corps Drill instructor and later Golden Globe -nominated Actor, often playing S. Marine and actor
• March 26 - Diana Ross, American singer (The Supremes)
• March 28 - Rick Barry, American basketball player
• March 29 - Denny McLain, baseball player
• April 3 - Tony Orlando, American musician
• April 4 - Magda Aelvoet, Belgian politician
• April 6 - Felicity Palmer, English soprano
• April 7 - Gerhard Schröder, Chancellor of Germany
• April 8
  • Jimmy Walker, American professional basketball player (d. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Diana Ross (born March 261944 is an American twelve-time Grammy and Oscar -nominated singer Record producer and actress whose musical repertoire Events 37 - Roman Emperor Caligula accepts the titles of the Principate, entitled to him by the Senate. Richard (Rick Francis Dennis Barry III (born March 28 1944 in Elizabeth New Jersey) is a retired American professional Basketball player Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Dennis Dale "Denny" McLain (born March 29, 1944, in Chicago Illinois) is a former American professional Baseball player Events 1043 - Edward the Confessor is crowned King of England. Tony Orlando (born April 3, 1944) is an American singer best known for his work with the group Dawn in the early 1970s Events 1581 - Francis Drake completes a circumnavigation of the world and is knighted by Elizabeth I. Magdalena Godelieve Hilda "Magda" Aelvoet (born April 4, 1944 in Steenokkerzeel, Belgium) is a Belgian, Flemish Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats Caecilius Metellus Scipio and Marcus Porcius Cato in the Battle of Thapsus Felicity Joan Palmer CBE (born April 6 1944, Cheltenham, England, UK) is an English Mezzo-soprano Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor ˌɡeɐ̯haɐ̯t fʁɪʦ kʊɐ̯t ˈʃʁøːdɐ (born 7 April 1944 German politician, was Chancellor of Germany from 1998 to 2005 The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler Events 217 - Roman Emperor Caracalla is Assassinated (and succeeded by his Praetorian James "Jimmy" Walker ( April 8 1944 &ndash July 2 2007) was an American professional Basketball player 2007)
  • Odd Nerdrum, Norwegian painter
• April 11 - John Milius, American film director, producer, and screenwriter
• April 13 - Jack Casady, American musician (Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna)
• April 15 - Dzhokhar Dudayev, Chechen leader, the first President of the Chechen Republic of Ichkeria, an unrecognized breakaway state in the North Caucasus (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Odd Nerdrum (born April 8 1944) in Sweden is a Norwegian figurative painter Events 491 - Flavius Anastasius becomes Byzantine Emperor, with the name of Anastasius I. John Frederick Milius (born April 11, 1944) is an American Screenwriter, director, and producer of Motion pictures Events 1111 - Henry V is crowned Holy Roman Emperor. 1204 - The Fourth Crusade sacks Constantinople Jack Casady (born John William Casady April 13 1944 in Washington D Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement Hot Tuna is an American Blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Dzhokhar Musayevich Dudayev (Дудин Муса кант Жовхар Джохар Мусаевич Дудаев (February 1944 &ndash April 21 1996) was 1996)
• April 19 - James Heckman, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• April 22 - Steve Fossett, American aviator, sailor and millionaire adventurer (m. 2007, l. d. 2008)
• April 27 - Michael Fish, British TV weatherman
• April 28 - Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe, Belgian politician
• April 29 - Richard Kline, American actor and television director
• April 30 - Jill Clayburgh, American actress

May-June

• May 1 - Suresh Kalmadi, Indian politician
• May 4 - Paul Gleason, American actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1012 - Martyrdom of Alphege in Greenwich London. 1529 - At the Second Diet of Speyer James Joseph Heckman (born April 19, 1944) is a leading Economist at The University of Chicago, Distinguished Chair of Microeconometric The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Events 1500 - Portuguese Navigator Pedro Álvares Cabral becomes the first European to sight Brazil. James Stephen Fossett (born April 22 1944 missing September 3 2007 declared legally dead February 15 2008 On September 3 2007 Fossett was reported missing after Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. In Law, death in absentia is the status of a person who has been declared legally dead. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 1124 - David I becomes King of Scotland. 1296 - Battle of Dunbar: The Scots are defeated Michael Fish MBE (born 27 April 1944 in Eastbourne, East Sussex, England) is a semi-retired weather forecaster Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Jean-Claude Van Cauwenberghe (born April 28, 1944) nicknamed "Van Cau" is a Walloon (from Southern Belgium Politician. Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Richard Kline (born April 29 1944) is an American Actor and Television director. Events 313 - Roman emperor Licinius unifies the entire Eastern Roman Empire under his rule Jill Clayburgh (born April 30, 1944) is an American actress of stage motion pictures and television Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Suresh Rao Kalmadi (born May 1, 1944, Pune, Maharashtra) is an Indian politician and businessman Events 1256 - The Augustinian monastic order is constituted at the Lecceto Monastery when Pope Alexander IV Paul Xavier Gleason ( May 4 1939 – May 27 2006) was an American film and television Actor. 2006)
• May 5 - John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
• May 8 - Gary Glitter, English singer
• May 9 - Richie Furay, American musician (Poco and Buffalo Springfield)
• May 10 - Jim Abrahams, American film director
• May 12 - Sara Kestelman, British actor
• May 13 - Armistead Maupin, American author
• May 14 - George Lucas, American film director and producer
• May 20
  • Joe Cocker, British singer
  • Boudewijn de Groot, Dutch singer
  • Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman
• May 21 - Mary Robinson, President of Ireland
• May 23
  • John Newcombe, Australian tennis player
  • Avraham Oz, Israeli Professor of Theatre, translator, and political activist
• May 24 - Patti LaBelle, American singer
• May 25 - Frank Oz, English puppeteer and film director
• May 28
  • Rudy Giuliani, former Mayor of New York City
  • Gladys Knight, American singer
  • Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish actress
  • Rita MacNeil, Canadian folk singer
• May 30 - Meredith MacRae, American actress (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 553 - The Second Council of Constantinople begins 1215 - Rebel Barons renounce their allegiance to King John John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a British Actor and vocal actor born in England Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Paul Francis Gadd (born 8 May 1944 is an English Glam rock Singer and Songwriter, and is better known by his Stage name Gary Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of Richie Furay (born Paul Richard Furay 9 May 1944, Yellow Springs, Ohio) is an American Singer, Songwriter Poco is an American Country rock band originally formed by Richie Furay and Jim Messina following the demise of Buffalo Springfield Buffalo Springfield was a short-lived but influential Folk rock group that served as a springboard for the careers of Neil Young, Stephen Stills, Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. Jim Abrahams (born 10 May 1944) is an American movie director and writer Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Sara Kestelman (born May 12, 1944 in London) is an English actress. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Armistead Jones Maupin Jr (born) is an American Writer best known for his Tales of the City series of Novels based in San Francisco Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the George Walton Lucas Jr (born May 14, 1944) is an Academy Award -winning American Film director, producer, Screenwriter Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Joe Cocker OBE (born 20 May 1944 is an English rock / Blues Singer who came to popularity in the 1960s and is most known for his gritty Boudewijn de Groot (born 20 May, 1944) is one of the most famous Dutch singer/songwriters Dietrich Mateschitz (born May 20, 1944 in Sankt Marein im Mürztal, Styria) is an Austrian businessman and Billionaire. Events 878 - Syracuse Italy is captured by the Muslim sultan of Sicily. Mary Therese Winifred Robinson (Máire Mhic Róibín born 21 May 1944 was the first female President of Ireland, serving from 1990 to 1997 and the United Nations The President of Ireland (Uachtarán na hÉireann n̪ˠə ˈheːɾʲən̪ˠ is the Head of state of Ireland. Events 1430 - Siege of Compiègne: Joan of Arc is captured by the Burgundians while leading an army to relieve Compiègne John David Newcombe AO OBE (born 23 May 1944 in Sydney Australia) is a former World No Avraham Oz (born May 23, 1944) is an Israeli associate professor of Theatre and Hebrew and Comparative literature Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Patricia Louise Holte (born May 24 1944) best known as her stage name Patti Labelle, is an American R&B and soul Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Frank Oz (born May 25, 1944) is a British-born American Film director, Actor and Puppeteer. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling KBE Per, "Postnominal letters should be included when they are issued by a country or organization the subject has been closely associated with Gladys Maria Knight, "The Empress of Soul" (born May 28, 1944) is a seven-time Grammy Award -winning American Patricia Quinn Lady Stephens (born May 28, 1944) is an actress best known for her role as Magenta in the perennial cult-hit Film The Rocky Horror Rita MacNeil CM ONS (born May 28, 1944) is a Canadian country and folk singer from the community Events 1416 - The Council of Constance, called by the Emperor Sigismund a supporter of Antipope John XXIII burns Jerome of Prague following Meredith MacRae (born May 30, 1944 in Houston Texas, died July 14, 2000 in Manhattan Beach California) was an American 2000)
• June 1 - Robert Powell, English actor
• June 3 - Edith McGuire, American sprinter
• June 4 - Michelle Phillips, American singer (Mamas and the Papas) and actress
• June 5
  • Tommie Smith, American athlete
  • Colm Wilkinson, Irish singer
• June 6 - Phillip Allen Sharp, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• June 8
  • Don Grady, American actor and singer
  • Mark Belanger, baseball player (d. 2000 ( MM) was a Leap year that started on Saturday of the Common Era, in accordance with the Gregorian calendar. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected Robert Powell (born 1 June 1944) is a well-known English television and film Actor, probably most famous for his title role in Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering Edith Marie McGuire (born June 3, 1944) later known as Edith McGuire Duvall, is a former American sprinter Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. Michelle Phillips (born June 4, 1944) is an American Singer, songwriter and actress. The Mamas & the Papas (credited as The Mama's and the Papa's on the debut album cover were a Vocal group of the 1960s. Events 70 - Titus and his Roman Legions breach the middle wall of Jerusalem in the Siege of Jerusalem For others with a similar name see Tommy Smith. Tommie Smith (born June 5, 1944) is an African American former Colm Wilkinson (born 5 June 1944 in Dublin) is an Irish Musical theatre actor Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Phillip Allen Sharp (born June 6, 1944) is an American Geneticist and molecular biologist who co-discovered gene splicing The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Don Agrati (born June 8 1944 in San Francisco California) better known as Don Grady, is an American Composer, Musician and Mark Henry Belanger ( June 8 1944 &ndash October 6 1998) was an American Shortstop in Major League Baseball 1998)
• June 24
  • Jeff Beck, British musician
  • John "Charlie" Whitney, British rock guitarist (Family)
• June 29 - Gary Busey, American actor
• June 30 - Raymond Moody, parapsychologist

July-August

• July 8 - Jeffrey Tambor, American actor
• July 13 - Ernő Rubik, Hungarian inventor
• July 17 - Mark Burgess, New Zealand cricket captains
• July 21
  • Tony Scott, English film director
  • Paul Wellstone, U. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place Geoffrey Arnold "Jeff" Beck (born June 24, 1944 to Arnold and Ethel Beck in Wallington, England) is an English Richard John Whitney (born June 24, 1944) AKA John "Charlie" Whitney is a British rock Guitarist and a former member of both Family This article is about the British rock band For other uses see Family (disambiguation. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. William Gareth Jacob "Gary" Busey (born June 29, 1944) is an Academy Award - and Golden Globe Award -nominated American Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper Raymond Moody (born June 30 1944) is a Psychologist and Medical doctor. Events 939 - The Major Occultation or Ghaybat el-Kubra of Muhammad al-Mahdi 1099 - First Crusade: 15000 Jeffrey Michael Tambor (born July 8, 1944) is an American Actor, perhaps most known for his roles as George Bluth Sr Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Ernő Rubik (born July 13, 1944) is a Hungarian Inventor, sculptor and professor of Architecture. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Mark Gordon Burgess (born July 17, 1944 in Auckland) was a New Zealand Cricketer and a captain of the New Zealand cricket team New Zealand is an Island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses (the North Island and the South Island Cricket is a bat-and-ball team Sport that originated in England and is now played in more than 100 countries Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World Anthony D L "Tony" Scott (born 21 July 1944) is a British Film director. Paul David Wellstone ( July 21, 1944 – October 25, 2002) was a two-term U S. Senator from Minnesota (d. 2002)
• July 23 - Alex Buzo, of Sydney, Australian playwright and author (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1632 - Three hundred colonists bound for New France depart from Dieppe France. Alex Buzo (23 July 1944&mdash16 August 2006 was an Australian playwright and author who wrote 88 works 2006)
• July 27 - Tony Capstick, English comedian, actor, and musician (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Joseph Anthony 'Tony' Capstick ( July 27, 1944 &ndash 23 October 2003) was a British comedian actor musician and broadcaster 2003)
• July 31
  • Geraldine Chaplin, American actress
  • Robert C. Merton, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• August 2 - Jim Capaldi, British drummer, singer, and songwriter (Traffic) (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Geraldine Leigh Chaplin (born July 31, 1944) is a Golden Globe and BAFTA Award -nominated actress and the daughter of Charlie Robert Cox Merton (born 31 July 1944) is an American economist and Nobel laureate in economics The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Events 338 BC - A Macedonian army led by Philip II defeated the combined forces of Athens and Thebes in the Nicola James "Jim" Capaldi ( 2 August 1944 &ndash 28 January 2005) was an English Musician and Songwriter Traffic were an English rock band formed in 1967 by Steve Winwood, Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. 2005)
• August 4
  • Richard Belzer, American actor and comedian
  • Orhan Gencebay, Turkish musician, baglama virtuoso, composer, singer, arranger, music producer, music director, and actor. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Richard Jay Belzer (born August 4, 1944) is an American stand up comedian, Writer, and Actor, perhaps best known for Orhan Gencebay (born August 4, 1944 in Samsun, Turkey as Orhan Kencebay) is a Turkish Musician, Bağlama
• August 8 - Brooke Bundy, American actress
• August 9 - Sam Elliott, American actor
• August 11 - Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
• August 13 - Kevin Tighe, American actor
• August 15 - Sylvie Vartan, Bulgarian singer
• August 19 - Bodil Malmsten, Swedish writer
• August 20 - Linda Clifford, American R&B and dance singer
• August 21
  • Peter Weir, Australian film director
  • Kari S. Tikka, Finnish Professor of Finance (d. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Brooke Bundy (born August 8, 1944) is an American Actress who has appeared in film and on television Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Samuel Pack Elliott (born August 9, 1944) is an American actor Events 2492 BC - Traditional date of the defeat of Bel by Hayk, progenitor and founder of the Armenian nation Ian McDiarmid (born 11 August 1944 is a Scottish Tony Award -winning actor and Theatre director. Events 3114 BC - According to the Lounsbury correlation the start of the Maya calendar. Kevin Tighe (born John Kevin Fishburn on August 13, 1944 in Los Angeles California) is an American actor best remembered for his Events 778 - The Battle of Roncevaux Pass, at which Roland is killed Sylvie Vartan (born on August 15[[ 944]] near Sofia, Bulgaria) is a French pop singer Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Bodil Malmsten (born 19 August 1944) is a Swedish poet and novelist Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Linda Clifford (born 20 August 1944, New York City, New York) is an American R&B, Disco and House Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Peter Lindsay Weir AM (born 21 August 1944 is an Australian Film director. Kari Sulo Tikka (born 21 August 1944 in Lahti - died 25 May 2006 in Helsinki) was a Finnish legal scholar 2006)
• August 23 - Saira Banu, Indian actress
• August 26 - HRH Prince Richard of Gloucester
• August 31
  • Roger Dean, British artist
  • Jos LeDuc, Canadian professional wrestler (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Saira Banu also Saira Bano ( Hindi: साइरा बानु Urdu: سائرہ بانو born August 23 Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Prince Richard Duke of Gloucester (Richard Alexander Walter George born 26 August 1944 is a member of the British Royal Family, the youngest grandchild of King George Events 1056 - Byzantine Empress Theodora becomes ill dying suddenly a few days later without children to succeed the Throne Roger Dean (born August 31, 1944, in Ashford Kent) is an English Artist. Michel Pigeon (August 31 1944 – May 1 1999 and Pigeon trained under Stu Hart in Calgary, Alberta. 1999)

September-October

• September 1 - Leonard Slatkin, American conductor
• September 2 - Gilles Marchal, French musician
• September 6 - Christian Boltanski, French artist. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Events 462 - Possible start of first Byzantine indiction cycle. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Leonard Edward Slatkin (born September 1 1944 is an American Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. Gilles Marchal (born Gilles Pastre on September 2, 1944 in Paris) is a French Songwriter and singer who reached the height of his Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Christian Boltanski (born September 6, 1944) is a French photographer sculptor self-proclaimed painter and installation artist
• September 7
  • Earl Manigault, American basketball player (d. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. Earl Manigault ( September 7 1944 – May 15 1998) was an American Basketball player famous under his nickname of "The 1998)
  • Bora Milutinovic, Serbian football coach
• September 12
  • Leonard Peltier, U. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Velibor “Bora” Milutinović ( Serbian Cyrillic: Велибор Милутиновић - Бора (born September 7, 1944 in Bajina Bašta Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Leonard Peltier (born September 12, 1944) is a Native American activist and member of the American Indian Movement S. Presidential candidate
  • Barry White, American singer (d. Barry Eugene White (born Barrence Eugene Carter, &ndash) was an American Record producer, Songwriter and Singer. 2003)
• September 16 - Betty Kelley, American singer (Martha and the Vandellas)
• September 17 - Reinhold Messner, Italian Mountaineer
• September 19 - Ismet Özel, Turkish poet
• September 21 - Hamilton Jordan, Carter's first Chief of Staff (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers Betty Kelly (born September 16, 1944) is a former American singer most famous for her tenure in the popular Motown singing group Martha and the Vandellas Events 1176 - The Battle of Myriokephalon is fought 1462 - The Battle of Świecino (or Battle of Żarnowiec Reinhold Messner (born September 17 1944) is a Mountaineer and Explorer from the Province of Bolzano-Bozen in Italy Events 335 - Dalmatius is raised to the rank of Caesar by his uncle Constantine I. İsmet Özel (born 19 September 1944 in Kayseri) is a Turkish Poet and Islamist thinker Events 1217 - The Estonian tribal leader Lembitu of Lehola was killed in a battle against Teutonic Knights. William Hamilton McWhorter Jordan ( September 21 1944 &ndash May 20 2008) was Chief of Staff to President of the United States The White House Chief of Staff is the highest-ranking member of the Executive Office of the President of the United States and a senior aide to the President 2008)
• September 22 - Frazer Hines, British actor
• September 25 - Michael Douglas, American actor
• September 26 - Anne Robinson, British television host
• September 30 - Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer
• October 6 - Mylon LeFevre, American singer and evangelist
• October 9
  • John Entwistle, English musician (The Who) (d. 2008 ( MMVIII) is the current year in accordance with the Gregorian calendar, a Leap year that started on Tuesday of the Common Events 66 - Emperor Nero creates the Legion I Italica. 1236 - The Lithuanians Frazer Hines is a British Actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in the BBC Science fiction Television series Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Michael Kirk Douglas (born September 25, 1944) is an American Actor and producer, primarily in Movies and Television Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a Anne Josephine Robinson (born September 26 1944 is an English Television presenter and former Journalist, known for her assertive views and style Events 1399 - Henry IV is proclaimed King of England. 1744 - France and Spain defeat the James Connolly 'Jimmy' Johnstone ( 30 September, 1944 &ndash 13 March, 2006) was a Scottish footballer. Events 105 BC - Battle of Arausio: The Cimbri inflict the heaviest defeat on the Roman army of Gnaeus Mallius Maximus Mylon LeFevre (born on October 6, 1944 in Gulfport Mississippi) is the former Christian rock singer of the Grammy Award -winning band Mylon Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. John Alec Entwistle ( October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was an English Bass guitarist, Songwriter, Singer The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend 2002)
  • Nona Hendryx, singer (LaBelle)
  • Peter Tosh, Jamaican singer and musician (d. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Nona Hendryx (born October 9 1944 in Trenton, New Jersey) is an American Vocalist, Record producer, Labelle is an American R&B / Soul group who melded Disco with Funk and Glam rock. Peter Tosh, born Winston Hubert McIntosh ( October 19 1944 &ndash September 11 1987) was a a Reggae musician who was 1987)
• October 12 - Ronnie Fischer (Baseball)
• October 15
  • David Trimble, Northern Irish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
  • Şerif Gören, Turkish film director
• October 28
  • Dennis Franz, American actor
  • Ian Marter, British actor (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the William David Trimble Baron Trimble (born 15 October 1944 is a Northern Irish Politician from Northern Ireland who served as leader of the Ulster The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Şerif Gören is a Turkish Film director. Aside from important films under his own signature he is also the winner of Palme d'Or ("Golden Palm" Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine Dennis Franz (born October 28, 1944) is an Emmy - Screen Actors Guild - and Golden Globe Award -winning American Actor Ian Marter ( 28 October, 1944 - 28 October, 1986) was an English Actor and Writer, perhaps best known for 1986)

November-December

• November 4 - Linda Gary, American voice-over artist (d. Year 1986 ( MCMLXXXVI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link displays 1986 Gregorian calendar) Events 1333 - Flood of the Arno River, causing massive damage in Florence as recorded by the Florentine chronicler Giovanni Villani Linda Gary ( November 4, 1944 – October 5, 1995) was an American voice-over artist who worked on many animated projects 1995)
• November 7 - Joe Niekro, baseball player (d. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Joseph Franklin Niekro ( November 7 1944 &ndash October 27 2006) was an American Starting pitcher in Major League 2006)
• November 10 - Silvestre Reyes, American politician
• November 11 - Kemal Sunal, a master of comedy in the Turkish history of cinema
• November 12
  • Booker T. Jones, American musician, singer, and songwriter (Booker T. and the M.G.'s)
  • Al Michaels, American sportscaster
• November 16 - Oliver Braddick, British Psychologist
• November 17
  • Danny DeVito, American actor
  • Rem Koolhaas, Dutch architect
  • Lorne Michaels, Canadian film producer
  • Tom Seaver, baseball player
• November 18 - Wolfgang Joop, German artist, fashion designer and art collector
• November 21 - Richard Durbin, American politician
• November 24 - Ibrahim Gambari, Nigerian scholar and diplomat
• November 25 - Ben Stein, American law professor, actor, and author
• December 2 - Ibrahim Rugova, first President of Kosovo (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw Silvestre Reyes (born November 10, 1944 in Canutillo Texas) represents Texas's 16th congressional district in the United States House of Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare Kemal Sunal ( 11 November 1944, Malatya - 3 July 2000, İstanbul) was a master of comedy in the Turkish Events 764 - Tibetan troops occupy Chang'an, the capital of the Chinese Tang Dynasty, for fifteen days Booker T Jones (born November 12 1944) is a multi- Instrumentalist, Songwriter, Record producer and Arranger, best Alan Richard Michaels (born November 12, 1944) is an American Television Sportscaster. Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published Oliver John Braddick (born 16 November 1944) is a British Developmental psychologist who is involved in research on infant Visual perception. Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Daniel Michael DeVito Jr (born November 17 1944 is an American Actor, director and producer, who first gained prominence for his portrayal Remment Lucas Koolhaas, 'rɛm 'kɔːlhas (born) is a Dutch Architect, architectural theorist, Urbanist and "Professor in Practice of Architecture Lorne Michaels (born November 17, 1944) is a Canadian -American Emmy -winning television producer, George Thomas Seaver (born November 17, 1944) is a former right-handed Major League Baseball Pitcher who broke into the major leagues in and Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Events 380 - Theodosius I makes his adventus, or formal Ibrahim Agboola Gambari, CFR (born on November 24, 1944 in Ilorin, Kwara State, Nigeria) is a Nigerian scholar and diplomat Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Benjamin Jeremy Stein (born November 25 1944) is an American attorney political figure and Entertainment personality who in his early career Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Prof Dr Ibrahim Rugova ( December 2, 1944 – January 21, 2006) was a politician of Albanian descent who was the first The President of the Republic of Kosovo (Kryetari i Kosovës or Serbian: sr-Cyrl председник Косова is Head of State of the Republic 2006)
• December 6 - Jonathan King, British music producer
• December 7 - Daniel Chorzempa, American organist
• December 9 - Ki Longfellow, American novelist
• December 12 - Kenneth Cranham, Scottish born actor
• December 21
  • Zheng Xiaoyu, Chinese bureaucrat (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1060 - Béla I of Hungary is crowned king of Hungary 1240 - Mongol invasion of Rus: Kiev Jonathan King (born Kenneth George King, 6 December 1944 London, England) is a British Singer, Songwriter, TV personality Events 43 BC - Marcus Tullius Cicero assassinated 1696 - Connecticut Route 108, one of the oldest highways Daniel Walter Chorzempa (born December 7, 1944) is an American Organist. Events 536 - Byzantine General Belisarius enters Rome while the Ostrogothic garrison peacefully leaves the city Ki Longfellow (born as Pamela Longfellow) is an American Novelist and Playwright. Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Kenneth Cranham (born December 12, 1944) is a film television and stage Actor who has appeared in Layer Cake, Gangster Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Zheng Xiaoyu ( Chinese: 郑筱萸 Pinyin: Zhèng Xiǎoyú December 21, 1944 - July 10, 2007) was director of the 2007)
  • Michael Tilson Thomas, American conductor
  • Bill Atkinson, English footballer
• December 22 - Steve Carlton, baseball player
• December 23
  • Wesley Clark, U. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Michael Tilson Thomas (b December 21, 1944) is an American conductor, pianist and Composer. William Atkinson (born December 21, 1944) was an English professional footballer playing as a winger Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Steven Norman Carlton (born December 22, 1944 in Miami Florida) is a former left-handed Pitcher in Major League Baseball, from to Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Wesley Kanne Clark, KBE (born December 23 1944 is a retired General of the United States Army. S. general and NATO Supreme Allied Commander
  • Ingar Knudtsen, Norwegian writer
• December 25 - Jairzinho, Brazilian football player
• December 26 - Eli Cohen, Israeli Spy
• December 28 - Kary Mullis, American chemist, Nobel Prize laureate

Deaths

For more 1944 deaths see Category:1944 deaths

January - March

• January 1 - Charles Turner, Australian cricketer (b. 2312) December 1944 Place of birth = Smøla, Norway Occupation = writer poet Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Jairzinho, birth name Jair Ventura Filho, (born December 25 1944) is a former Brazilian footballer. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Eli Cohen (אלי כהן ( December 26, 1924 &ndash May 18, 1965) was an Israeli Spy, and is recognized as one of the most Events 1065 - Westminster Abbey is Consecrated. 1308 - The reign of Emperor Hanazono, Emperor of Kary Banks Mullis, PhD (born December 28, 1944) is an American biochemist and Nobel laureate The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. New Year See also New Year The Ancient Romans began their consular year on January 1st since 153 BC Charles Thomas Turner ( Bathurst, November 16, 1862 &ndash January 1, 1944 in Manly New South Wales, Australia was a 1862)
• January 5 - Kaj Munk Danish playwright and martyr (b. Year 1862 was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting on Monday Events 1477 - Battle of Nancy: Charles the Bold is killed and Burgundy becomes part of France. Kaj Harald Leininger Munk (commonly called Kaj Munk) ( January 13, 1898 – January 5, 1944) was a Danish playwright and 1898) (executed)
• January 6 - Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Ida Minerva Tarbell ( November 5 1857 &ndash January 6 1944) was a American Teacher, Author and Journalist. 1857)
• January 10 - William Emerson Ritter, American biologist (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 49 BC - Julius Caesar crosses the Rubicon, signaling the start of civil war. William Emerson Ritter PhD (1856&ndash1944 was an American biologist 1856)
• January 11 - Edgard Potier, Belgian spy (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1055 - Theodora is crowned Empress of the Byzantine Empire. Dominique Edgard Antoine Potier ( 1903 - 1944 was a Belgian airforce officer during World War II who participated in a combat rescue program known as Mission 1903)
• January 20 - James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. James McKeen Cattell ( May 25, 1860 - January 20, 1944) American psychologist, was the first professor of psychology in 1860)
• January 23 - Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 393 - Roman Emperor Theodosius I proclaims his nine year old son Honorius co-emperor Edvard Munch (mʉŋk December 12, 1863 – January 23, 1944) was a Norwegian Symbolist painter, Printmaker 1863)
• January 31
  • Jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux ( August 15, 1882 &ndash January 31, 1944) was a French Novelist, Essayist, Diplomat 1882)
  • William Allen White, American journalist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common William Allen White (February 10 1868 &ndash January 31 1944 was a renowned American Newspaper editor, politician and author 1868)
• February 1 - Piet Mondriaan, Dutch painter (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen Pieter Cornelis (Piet Mondriaan, after 1912 Mondrian, (pronounced Dutch pit 'mɔndrian later pit 'mɔndɹiɔn ( March 7, 1872 &ndash February 1872)
• February 4 - Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons Yvette Guilbert ( 20 January 1865 in Paris &ndash 3 February 1944 in Aix-en-Provence) was a French Cabaret 1867)
• February 11 - Carl Meinhof, German linguist (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. Carl Friedrich Michael Meinhof ( July 23, 1857 &ndash February 11, 1944) was a German linguist and one of the first linguists 1857)
• February 21 - Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland Ferenc Szisz ( September 20, 1873 – February 21, 1944) was a Hungarian race car driver and the winner of the first Grand Prix 1873)
• March 4 - Louis Buchalter, Jewish American mobster, head of Murder, Inc. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 51 - Nero, later to become Roman Emperor, is given the title Princeps iuventutis (head of the youth Louis "Lepke" Buchalter ( 6 February 1897 &ndash 4 March 1944) was a Jewish-American mobster of the 1930s (b. 1897)
• March 5 - Max Jacob, French poet (b. Year 1897 ( MDCCCXCVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Max Jacob ( July 12, 1876 &ndash March 5, 1944) was a French Poet, painter, Writer, and critic 1876)
• March 22 - Pierre Brossolette, journalist and French Resistance fighter (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Pierre Brossolette ( 25 June 1903 &ndash 22 March 1944) was a French socialist journalist and member of French Resistance 1903)
• March 24 - Orde Wingate, British soldier (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 1401 - Mongol emperor Timur sacks Damascus. 1603 - James VI of Scotland Major-General Orde Charles Wingate, DSO and two bars ( February 26, 1903 &ndash March 24, 1944) was a 1903)

April - June

• April 9 - Evgeniya Rudneva, Soviet World War II heroine (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) Evgeniya Maksimovna Rudneva (Евгения Максимовна Руднева also known as Zhenya Rudneva ( Женя Руднева) ( Berdiansk, December 1920)
• April 17 - J.T. Hearne English cricketer (b. Year 1920 ( MCMXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display 1920 of the Gregorian calendar Events 69 - After the First Battle of Bedriacum, Vitellius becomes Roman Emperor. John Thomas Hearne (born May 3, 1867 in Buckinghamshire, died April 17, 1944 in Buckinghamshire (known either as Jack Hearne 1867)
• April 25 - George Herriman, American cartoonist (b. Year 1867 ( MDCCCLXVII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. George Joseph Herriman ( August 22, 1880 &ndash April 25, 1944) was an American Cartoonist, best known for his comic strip 1880)
• April 28 - Paul Poiret, French couturier (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 1192 - Assassination of Conrad of Montferrat (Conrad I King of Jerusalem, in Tyre, two days after his title Paul Poiret ( 20 April 1879, Paris, France - 30 April 1944, Paris was a French Fashion designer. 1879)
• April 29 - Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1429 - Joan of Arc arrives to relieve the Siege of Orleans. Bernardino Luís Machado Guimarães, GCTE, GCL (bɨɾnaɾˈdinu mɐˈʃadu ( Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil has been a Republic since 1910 the Head of state being the President, whose official title is President of the Portuguese Republic ( Presidente da 1851)
• May 12 - Max Brand, American author (b. 1851 ( MDCCCLI) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common year Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Frederick Schiller Faust ( May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944) was an American Fiction author known primarily for his thoughtful 1892)
• May 12 - Q, British writer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1191 - Richard I of England marries Berengaria of Navarre. Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch (ˌkwɪlɚˈkuʧ ( 21 November 1863 - 12 May 1944) was a Cornish writer, who published under the 1863)
• May 16 - George Ade, American author (b. Year 1863 ( MDCCCLXIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. George Ade ( February 9, 1866 - May 16, 1944) was an American Writer, newspaper Columnist, and Playwright. 1866)
• June - Joseph Campbell, Northern Irish poet and lyricist (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Joseph Campbell ( July 15 1879 &ndash June 1944 was an Irish Poet and Lyricist. 1879)
• June 27 - Milan Hodža, Slovak politician, champion of regional integration in Europe (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1358 - Republic of Dubrovnik is founded 1709 - Peter the Great defeats Charles XII of Sweden Milan Hodža ( February 1, 1878, Sučany (Szucsány Austria-Hungary (present-day Slovakia) – June 27, 1944 1878)

July - September

• July 6
  • Andrée Borrel, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1044 - The Battle of Ménfő takes place 1189 - Richard the Lionheart is crowned King of England Andrée Raymonde Borrel ( November 18, 1919 - July 6, 1944) was a French heroine of World War II. 1919)
  • Vera Leigh, English World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1919 ( MCMXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Vera Leigh (born Vera Glass on March 17, 1903 in Leeds, England - died 6 July 1944 in Natzweiler-Struthof 1903)
  • Sonia Olschanezky, German World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1903 ( MCMIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting Sonya Olschanezky ( December 25, 1923, Chemnitz, Saxony, Germany - July 6, 1944) was a member of the 1923)
  • Diana Rowden, English World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Diana Hope Rowden (31 January 1915 - 6 July 1944 was a Special Operations Executive (SOE member who was killed in a Nazi concentration camp 1915)
• July 7 - Georges Mandel, French politician and World War II hero (executed) (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Georges Mandel ( June 5, 1885 &mdash July 7, 1944) was a French politician journalist and French Resistance leader 1885)
• July 26 - Reza Pahlavi, Shah of Iran (b. Year 1885 ( MDCCCLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus For the Afghan serial killer see Reza Khan (Taliban. 1877)
• July 31 - Antoine de Saint-Exupery, French pilot and writer (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Antoine de Saint Exupéry (ɑ̃twan də sɛ̃tɛgzypeˈʀi ( June 29, 1900 — July 31, 1944) was a French Writer and 1900)
• August 1 -Manuel L. Quezon, Philippine president (b. Year 1900 ( MCM) was an exceptional Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 30 BC - Octavian (later known as Augustus enters Alexandria, Egypt, bringing it under the control of the Roman Manuel Luis Quezon y Molina (b August 19, 1878 in Baler Aurora, Philippines - d 1878)
• August 4 - Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish poet, Warsaw Uprising
• August 8 - Chaim Soutine, Russian painter (b. Year 1878 ( MDCCCLXXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, (code-name Jan Bugaj, 1921-1944 - Polish poet and Home Army soldier one of the most renowned authors of Generation of The Warsaw Uprising ( Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army ( Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Chaïm Soutine (1893 – August 9, 1943) was a Jewish Expressionist painter from Belarus. 1893)
• August 12 - Suzanne Spaak, Belgian World War II heroine (executed)
• August 19 - Henry Wood, British conductor (b. Year 1893 ( MDCCCXCIII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1099 - First Crusade: Battle of Ascalon - Crusaders under the command of Godfrey of Bouillon defeat Fatimid Suzanne Spaak (c 1905 - 12 August 1944 World War II heroine Suzanne Spaak was born into a prosperous Belgian banking family sometime around 1905 Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. WikipediaWikiProject Classical music#Biographical_infoboxes --> Sir Henry Joseph Wood, CH ( 3 March 1869 1869)
• August 23 - Abdul Mejid II, Caliph of the Ottoman Empire (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 79 - Mount Vesuvius begins stirring on the feast day of Vulcan the Roman god of fire Abdülmecid II (also with various alternate spellings including Abdul Mejid, Aakhir Khalifatul Muslimeen Sultan Abd-ul-Mejid, Abdul Medjit, and in 1868)
• August 26
  • Adam von Trott zu Solz, German diplomat (executed) (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Adam von Trott zu Solz ( August 9, 1909 – August 26, 1944) was a German Lawyer and Diplomat who opposed 1909)
  • Hans Leesment, Estonian general (b. Year 1909 ( MCMIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Hans Leesment ( February 13, 1873 – August 26, 1944, Tallinn) was an Estonian General 1873)
• August 27 - Princess Mafalda of Savoy (executed) (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 479 BC - Greco-Persian Wars: Persian forces led by Mardonius are routed by Pausanias, the Spartan Princess Mafalda Maria Elisabetta Anna Romana of Savoy ( English Matilda Maria Elizabeth Anna Romana) ( November 2, 1902 1902)
• September 6
  • Gustave Biéler, Swiss World War II hero (executed) (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 3114 BC - According to the Proleptic Julian calendar the current era in the Maya Long Count Calendar started Gustave Daniel Alfred Biéler DSO, MBE ( March 26 1904 &ndash September 5, 1944) was a Special Operations Executive 1904)
  • Jan Franciszek Czartoryski, Polish RC priest, executed during the Warsaw Uprising
• September 9 - Robert Benoist, French race car driver and war hero (executed) (b. Year 1904 ( MCMIV) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year starting on The Warsaw Uprising ( Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army ( Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw Events 1000 - Battle of Svolder, Viking Age. 1379 - Treaty of Neuberg, splitting the Austrian Robert Marcel Charles Benoist, (March 20 1895 &ndash September 9 1944 was a French Grand Prix motor racing driver and war hero 1895)
• September 11
  • Yolande Beekman, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1895 ( MDCCCXCV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 9 - The Battle of the Teutoburg Forest ends 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul Yolande Beekman (born November 7, 1911, Paris, died September 13, 1944, Dachau concentration camp, Germany 1911)
  • Madeleine Damerment, French World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1911 ( MCMXI) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Madeleine Zoe Damerment (b November 11 1917, Lille, France - d 1917)
  • Noor Inayat Khan, Indian princess and World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1917 ( MCMXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Noor-un-Nisa Inayat Khan, GC, MBE, ( 1 January 1914, Moscow - 13 September 1944, Dachau concentration 1914)
• September 13 - Heath Robinson, British cartoonist and illustrator (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September William Heath Robinson ( May 31 1872 &ndash September 13 1944) was an English Cartoonist and Illustrator 1872)
• September 14
  • John Kenneth Macalister, Canadian World War II hero (executed) (b. Year 1872 ( MDCCCLXXII) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. John Kenneth Macalister ( July 19, 1914, Guelph Ontario, Canada - September 14, 1944, Buchenwald) was a Canadian 1914)
  • Frank Pickersgill, Canadian World War II hero (executed) (b. Year 1914 ( MCMXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Frank Herbert Dedrick Pickersgill ( May 28, 1915, Winnipeg Manitoba, Canada - September 14, 1944, Weimar, 1915)
  • Roméo Sabourin, Canadian World War II hero (executed) (b. Year 1915 ( MCMXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Roméo Sabourin ( January 1, 1923, Montreal Quebec - September 14, 1944, Weimar, Thuringia, Germany 1923)
• September 16 - Gustav Bauer, Chancellor of Germany (b. Year 1923 ( MCMXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers ( 6 January 1870 &ndash 16 September 1944) was a German Social Democratic Party leader and Chancellor of Germany The Head of government of Germany is called Chancellor (Kanzler 1870)
• September 25 - Eugeniusz Lokajski, Polish athlete, gymnast and photographer, Warsaw Uprising

October - December

• October 4 - Al Smith, American politician (b. Year 1870 ( MDCCCLXX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 303 - On a voyage preaching the Gospel, Saint Fermin of Pamplona is beheaded in Amiens, France Eugeniusz Zenon Lokajski (1909-1944 was a Polish athlete, Gymnast and photographer The Warsaw Uprising ( Powstanie Warszawskie) was a World War II struggle by the Polish Home Army ( Armia Krajowa) to liberate Warsaw Events 610 - Heraclius arrives by ship from Africa at Constantinople, overthrows Byzantine Emperor Phocas Alfred Emanuel Smith Jr, known in private and public life as Al Smith, ( December 30, 1873 - October 4, 1944) was elected Governor 1873)
• October 8 - Wendell Willkie, American politician (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 314 - Roman Emperor Licinius is defeated by his colleague Constantine I at the Battle of Cibalae, and loses Wendell Lewis Willkie ( February 18 1892 &ndash October 8 1944) was a corporate lawyer in the United States and the Republican 1892)
• October 14 - Erwin Rommel, German Field Marshal (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs 1891)
• October 21 - Alois Kayser, German missionary (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Alois Kayser ( March 29, 1877 in Lupstein / Alsace – October 21, 1944 in Chuuk) was a German 1877)
• October 23 - Charles Glover Barkla, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Charles Glover Barkla ( June 27, 1877 &ndash October 23, 1944) was an English physicist. The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1877)
• October 24 - Shoji Nishimura, Japanese Vice admiral (b. Year 1877 ( MDCCCLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - Second Battle of Bedriacum, forces under Antonius Primus the commander of the Danube armies loyal to Vespasian, defeat was an admiral in the Imperial Japanese Navy during World War II. Vice Admiral is a naval rank equivalent to Lieutenant General in seniority 1889)
• October 26
  • HRH The Princess Beatrice, youngest and last living child of Queen Victoria (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 740 - An Earthquake strikes Constantinople, causing much damage and death The Princess Beatrice (Beatrice Mary Victoria Feodore later (1885&ndash1917 Princess Henry of Battenberg; 14 April 1857 &ndash 26 October 1944 was a member of the British Victoria (Alexandrina Victoria 24 May 1819 – 22 January 1901 was from 20 June 1837 the Queen of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland 1857)
  • William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the William Temple ( 15 October 1881 – 26 October 1944) was a priest in the Church of England. The Archbishop of Canterbury is the chief bishop and principal leader of the Church of England, the symbolic head of the worldwide Anglican Communion and the 1881)
• November 2 - Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1570 - A Tidal wave in the North Sea devastates the coast from Holland to Jutland, killing more than 1000 Thomas Midgley Jr ( May 18, 1889 – November 2, 1944) was an American mechanical engineer turned Chemist 1889)
• November 5 - Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) Alexis Carrel ( June 28, 1873 - November 5, 1944) was a French surgeon biologist and Eugenicist, who was awarded the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1873)
• November 7 - Hannah Szenes, Hungarian World War II heroine (executed) (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Hannah Szenes (or Chana Senesh) (חנה סנש ( July 17, 1921 &ndash November 7, 1944) was a Hungarian Jew 1921)
• December 2 - Josef Lhévinne, Russian pianist (b. Year 1921 ( MCMXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1921 calendar of the Gregorian calendar Events 1409 - The University of Leipzig opens 1755 - The second Eddystone Lighthouse is destroyed by fire Josef Lhévinne ( 13 December 1874 &ndash 2 December 1944) was a Russian Pianist and piano teacher 1874)
• December 4 - Roger Bresnahan, baseball player (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Roger Philip Bresnahan ( June 11, 1879 &ndash December 4, 1944) nicknamed "The Duke of Tralee " for his Irish 1879)
• December 13 - Wassily Kandinsky, Russian-born artist (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1294 - Saint Celestine V abdicates the papacy after only five months Celestine hoped to return to his previous life Wassily Kandinsky (Russian Василий Кандинский first name pronounced as) ( – 13 December 1944 was a Russian painter, Printmaker 1866)
• December 30 - Romain Rolland, French writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St Romain Rolland ( 29 January 1866 – 30 December 1944) was a French Dramatist, Essayist, Art historian The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1866)
• December 31 - Vicente Lim, Filipino general of the Armed Forces of the Philippines (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 406 – Vandals, Alans and Suebians cross the Rhine, beginning an invasion of Gallia. Brigadier General Vicente Lim (1889 – 1944 was a World War II general The Armed Forces of the Philippines ( AFP) ( Filipino: Sandatahang Lakas ng Pilipinas) is composed of the Philippine Army, Philippine 1889)
• date unknown - Gerald Haxton secretary and lover of the famous novelist and playwright W. Somerset Maugham (b. Year 1889 ( MDCCCLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Frederick Gerald Haxton (1892 &ndash 1944 a native of San Francisco was the long term secretary and lover of the famous novelist and playwright W William Somerset Maugham, CH ( January 25 1874 &ndash December 16 1965) was an English Playwright, 1892)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - Isidor Isaac Rabi
• Chemistry - Otto Hahn
• Medicine - Joseph Erlanger, Herbert Spencer Gasser
• Literature - Johannes Vilhelm Jensen
• Peace - International Committee of the Red Cross. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Isidor Isaac Rabi ( July 29, 1898 &ndash January 11, 1988) Galician born Physicist, and Nobel laureate. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. Otto Hahn (8 March 1879 &ndash 28 July 1968 was a German Chemist who received the 1944 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for discovering Nuclear fission The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Joseph Erlanger ( January 5, 1874 &ndash December 5, 1965) was an American physiologist. Herbert Spencer Gasser ( July 5, 1888 &ndash May 11, 1963) was an American Physiologist, and recipient of the The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Johannes Vilhelm Jensen, in Denmark always called Johannes V Jensen, ( January 20, 1873 — November 25, 1950) was a Danish The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor The International Red Cross and Red Crescent Movement is an International humanitarian movement with approximately 97 million volunteers worldwide who stated

Ship events

• Ship launches
• Ship commissionings
• Ship decommissionings
• Shipwrecks

Notes

1. ^ "Year by Year 1944" -- History Channel International
2. ^ "Year by Year 1944" -- History Channel International

This list of ship launches in 1944 is a partial chronological list of all Ships launched in 1944. The list of ship commissionings in 1944 includes a chronological list of all Ships commissioned in 1944. The list of ship decommissionings in 1944 includes a chronological list of all Ships decommissioned in 1944 The list of shipwrecks in 1944 includes all Ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1944. History International is a Digital cable, and Satellite television channel that features historical Documentaries with an international focus History International is a Digital cable, and Satellite television channel that features historical Documentaries with an international focus

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