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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.
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The Great Snowstorm of 1944 [a] was a disruptive winter storm that brought high winds and between 12 and 30 inches (30 and 76 centimetres) of snow to the eastern Great Lakes region of North America between Sunday, December 10, and Wednesday, December 13, 1944.
The 1944 Appalachians tornado outbreak was a deadly tornado outbreak that hit the Midwest and Mid-Atlantic regions of the United States on June 22–23, 1944. The outbreak produced several strong tornadoes in Pennsylvania , West Virginia , and Maryland —areas that were falsely believed to be immune to tornadoes. [ 1 ]
On June 6, 1944, the world was forever changed. World War II had already been raging around the globe for four years when the planning for Operation Neptune -- what we now know as "D-Day" -- began ...
March 11 – Richard McGeagh, American Olympic swimmer and water polo player (d. 2021) [10] March 14 – Steve Daskewisz, American actor (d. 2018) March 15 – Ralph MacDonald, American percussionist, songwriter (d. 2011) March 16 – Granville Van Dusen, American actor; March 17 – John Sebastian, American singer-songwriter (The Lovin' Spoonful)
In the Ordinance of 9 August 1944, the French Provisional Government restored the Republic and the rule of law in metropolitan France and nullified the laws of the Vichy regime. The Preston Sturges -directed satirical comedy-drama film Hail the Conquering Hero starring Eddie Bracken , Ella Raines and William Demarest was released.