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What Happened In May 1944 In History

Historical Events for May, 1944

  • 1st » World War II: Two hundred Communist prisoners are shot by the Germans at Kaisariani in Athens, Greece in reprisal for the killing of General Franz Krech by partisans at Molaoi.
  • 5th » German troops execute 216 civilians in the village of Kleisoura, Kastoria called Kleisoura in Greece
  • 11th » World War II: The Allies of World War II named Allies begin a major offensive against the Axis Powers on the Gustav Line.
  • 18th » World War II: Battle of Monte Cassino Conclusion after seven days of the fourth battle as Fallschirmjäger (World War II) or German paratroopers evacuate Monte Cassino.
  • 18th » Deportation of Crimean Tatars by the Soviet Union government.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1944

  • 1st » Costa Cordalis, Greek-German singer
  • 1st » Suresh Kalmadi, Indian politician
  • 2nd » Robert G. W. Anderson, English chemist and curator
  • 2nd » Bob Henrit, English drummer (Argent (band) called Argent, The Roulettes, The Kinks, and Unit 4 + 2)
  • 3rd » Peter Doyle (bishop) named Peter Doyle, English bishop
  • 3rd » Pete Staples, English bass player (The Troggs)
  • 4th » Dave (singer) or Dave, Dutch singer
  • 4th » Peggy Santiglia, American singer-songwriter (The Angels (American group) known as The Angels and The Delicates)
  • 4th » Robin Sibson, British mathematician
  • 4th » Russi Taylor, American voice actress
  • 5th » Bo Larsson, Swedish footballer
  • 5th » John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
  • 5th » Roger Rees, Welsh-American actor and director
  • 6th » Anton Furst, English-American production designer (d. 1991)
  • 6th » Masanori Murakami, Japanese baseball player and coach
  • 7th » Eva Norvind, Norwegian-Mexican actress, director, and producer (d. 2006)
  • 8th » Gary Glitter, English singer-songwriter
  • 8th » Bill Legend, English drummer (T. Rex (band) named T. Rex)
  • 9th » Richie Furay, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Poco, Buffalo Springfield, and Souther–Hillman–Furay Band)
  • 9th » Laurence Owen, American figure skater (d. 1961)
  • 10th » Jim Abrahams, American director, producer, and screenwriter
  • 10th » Jackie Lomax, English singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Undertakers) (d. 2013)
  • 10th » Marie-France Pisier, French actress, director, and screenwriter (d. 2011)
  • 12th » Chris Patten, English academic and politician, Secretary of State for International Development
  • 13th » Sir Crispin Agnew, 11th Baronet, Scottish judge and explorer
  • 13th » Carolyn Franklin, American singer-songwriter (d. 1988)
  • 13th » Armistead Maupin, American author, screenwriter, and actor
  • 14th » Gene Cornish, Canadian-American guitarist (The Rascals and Fotomaker)
  • 14th » George Lucas, American director, producer, and screenwriter, founded Lucasfilm
  • 14th » Jaan Talts, Estonian weightlifter
  • 15th » Bill Alter, American politician
  • 15th » Ulrich Beck, German sociologist
  • 16th » Billy Cobham, Panamanian-American drummer, composer, and bandleader (Mahavishnu Orchestra, New York Jazz Quartet, Jazz Is Dead, and Bobby and the Midnites)
  • 16th » Antal Nagy (footballer born 1944) called Antal Nagy, Hungarian footballer
  • 16th » Danny Trejo, American actor and producer
  • 17th » Paul Crossley, English pianist
  • 17th » Peter Price (bishop) or Peter Price, English bishop
  • 17th » Jesse Winchester, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (d. 2014)
  • 18th » Albert Hammond, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Family Dogg)
  • 18th » W. G. Sebald, German author and academic (d. 2001)
  • 18th » Ernie Winchester, Scottish footballer (d. 2013)
  • 19th » Peter Mayhew, English-American actor
  • 19th » Petre Popeangă, Romanian politician
  • 20th » Joe Cocker, English singer-songwriter (The Grease Band)
  • 20th » Boudewijn de Groot, Indonesian-Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 20th » Keith Fletcher, English cricketer and manager
  • 20th » Dietrich Mateschitz, Austrian businessman, co-founded Red Bull GmbH
  • 20th » Kathrin Thomas, Welsh politician, Lord Lieutenant of Mid Glamorgan
  • 21st » Haleh Afshar, Baroness Afshar, Iranian-English academic and politician
  • 21st » Marcie Blane, American singer
  • 21st » Janet Dailey, American author (d. 2013)
  • 21st » Mary Robinson, Irish politician, 7th President of Ireland
  • 22nd » Vaiko, Indian politician
  • 22nd » Lynn Barber, English journalist
  • 22nd » Beaton Tulk, Canadian educator and politician, 7th Premier of Newfoundland
  • 23rd » Alan Bowman, English scholar and academic
  • 23rd » John Newcombe, Australian tennis player
  • 24th » Patti LaBelle, American singer-songwriter and actress (Labelle)
  • 25th » Digby Anderson, English journalist and philosopher
  • 25th » Pierre Bachelet, French singer-songwriter (d. 2005)
  • 25th » John Bunnell, American police officer, television host, and actor
  • 25th » Charlie Harper (singer) known as Charlie Harper, English singer-songwriter, (U.K. Subs)
  • 25th » Robert MacPherson (mathematician) e.g Robert MacPherson, American mathematician and academic
  • 25th » Frank Oz, English-American puppeteer, voice actor, and director
  • 26th » Phil Edmonston, American-Canadian journalist and politician
  • 26th » Jan Kinder, Norwegian ice hockey player (d. 2013)
  • 26th » Sam Posey, American race car driver and journalist
  • 27th » Chris Dodd, American lawyer and politician
  • 27th » Ingrid Roscoe, English historian and politician, Lord Lieutenant of West Yorkshire
  • 27th » Alain Souchon, French singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor
  • 28th » Faith Brown, English actress and singer
  • 28th » Rudy Giuliani, American lawyer and politician, 107th Mayor of New York City
  • 28th » Gladys Knight, American singer-songwriter and actress (Gladys Knight & the Pips)
  • 28th » Jean-Pierre Léaud, French actor and director
  • 28th » Sondra Locke, American actress, singer, and director
  • 28th » Rita MacNeil, Canadian singer and actress (d. 2013)
  • 28th » Patricia Quinn, Irish actress and singer
  • 28th » Gary Stewart (singer) called Gary Stewart, American singer-songwriter (d. 2003)
  • 28th » Billy Vera, American singer-songwriter and actor
  • 29th » Quentin Davies, Baron Davies of Stamford, English politician, Shadow Secretary of State for Northern Ireland
  • 30th » Peter E. Berger, American film editor (d. 2011)
  • 30th » Lenny Davidson, English guitarist and songwriter (The Dave Clark Five)
  • 30th » Meredith MacRae, American actress and singer (d. 2000)
  • 30th » Stav Prodromou, Greek-American businessman
  • 31st » Samantha Juste, English-American singer and television host (d. 2014)

Famous Deaths for May 1944

  • 5th » Bertha Benz German wife of Karl Benz (b. 1849)
  • 8th » Themistoklis Diakidis, Greek high jumper (b. 1882)
  • 12th » Max Brand, American author (b. 1892)
  • 12th » Arthur Quiller-Couch, English author, poet, and critic (b. 1863)
  • 16th » George Ade, American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)
  • 26th » Christian Wirth, German SS officer (b. 1885)

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