Date: November 19, 1944
A freight train carrying stowaway passengers stalls in a tunnel shortly after departing from Balvano, Basilicata, Italy just after midnight, with 517 dying from carbon monoxide poisoning. Date: March 3, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
Rudolf Vrba and Alfréd Wetzler escape from Birkenau death camp. Date: April 10, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 10 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Jackie Robinson Bus Protest Leads to Court-Martial, July 6, 1944Maurice Richard Scores Eight Points in…
World War II: Battle of Carentan: American paratroopers of the 101st Airborne Division secure the town of Carentan, Normandy, France. Date: June 12, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944World War II Great Raids…
The last execution of a Finn in Finland takes place when soldier Olavi Laiho is executed by shooting in Oulu. Date: September 2, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 2 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Soviet Union Begins Liberation of…
World War II: Thirty members of the Luxembourgish resistance defend the town of Vianden against a larger Waffen-SS attack in the Battle of Vianden. Date: November 19, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 19 📅 Events on this day in 1944 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1944Breda…
World War II: The Battle of Villers-Bocage: German tank ace Michael Wittmann ambushes elements of the British 7th Armoured Division, destroying up to fourteen tanks, fifteen personnel carriers and two anti-tank guns in a Tiger I tank. Date: June 13, 1944 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 13 📅 Events on…