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November 7. U.S. presidential election, 1944: Franklin D. Roosevelt wins reelection over Republican challenger Thomas E. Dewey, becoming the only U.S. president elected to a fourth term. A passenger train derails in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, due to excessive speed on a declining hill; 16 are killed, 50 injured.
1944 was a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1944th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 944th year of the 2nd millennium, the 44th year of the 20th century, and the 5th year of the 1940s decade.
Normandy landings. The Normandy landings were the landing operations and associated airborne operations on 6 June 1944 of the Allied invasion of Normandy in Operation Overlord during the Second World War. Codenamed Operation Neptune and often referred to as D-Day, it is the largest seaborne invasion in history.
The 1944 Summer Olympics, scheduled for London, are not held due to World War II. 3 August – the Education Act, promoted by Rab Butler, creates a Tripartite System of secondary education in England and Wales with Secondary Modern, Technical, and Grammar schools, entrance being determined in most cases by the results of the Eleven plus exam. [16]
September 19, 1944 (Tuesday) The Continuation War between Finland and the Soviet Union came to an end with the signing of the Moscow Armistice. The Battle for Brest ended in Allied victory. The Battle of Păuliș ended in Romanian-Soviet victory. The Battle of Hürtgen Forest began between German and U.S. forces in the Hürtgen Forest along the ...
February 16, 1944 (Wednesday) The Battle of the Korsun–Cherkassy Pocket ended in Soviet victory. Most of the German forces managed to escape but left much heavy equipment behind. American forces launched Operation Hailstone, a massive attack against the Japanese naval and air base at Truk in the Caroline Islands.
26 August - Newtown beat St. George 55–7 in the most one-sided NSWRFL/NSWRL/ARL/NRL final in history. 16 September – Balmain win the 1944 NSWRFL season, defeating Newtown 12–8 in the grand final. Canterbury-Bankstown finish in last place, claiming the wooden spoon for the second year in a row. Sirius wins the Melbourne Cup.
July 2, 1944 (Sunday) The Battle of Noemfoor began between Allied and Japanese forces in Netherlands New Guinea. The day after his telephone outburst, Gerd von Rundstedt was sacked as Oberbefehlshaber West and replaced by Günther von Kluge. German submarine U-543 was sunk southwest of Tenerife by a Grumman TBF Avenger.