April 1944 calendar
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in April 1944.
The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on April 1944: find out below
Historical Events
Which were the important events of April 1944?
Events
- 01 Apr 1944 German Abwehr ends England spiel, after 132 killed
- 02 Apr 1944 CPI-leader Palmiro Togliatti returns to Italy.
- 03 Apr 1944 British dive bombers attack battle cruiser Tirpitz
- 04 Apr 1944 British troops capture Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
- 05 Apr 1944 140 Lancasters bomb airplane manufacturer in Toulouse.
- 06 Apr 1944 Jewish nursery at Izieu-Ain, France overrun by Germans.
- 09 Apr 1944 Pope Pius XII publishes encyclical Orientals Ecclesiae
- 10 Apr 1944 Patrolling the Ether is shown on 3 TV stations simultaneously
- 11 Apr 1944 RAF bombs census bureau in The Hague.
- 13 Apr 1944 SC rejects black suffrage
- 14 Apr 1944 Freighter Fort Stikene explodes in Bombay India, killing 1,376
- 16 Apr 1944 World War II: Allied forces start bombing Belgrade, killing about 1,100 people. This bombing fell on the Orthodox Christian Easter.
- 19 Apr 1944 Allied fleet attack Sabang Sumatra.
- 20 Apr 1944 NFL legalizes coaching from the bench.
- 21 Apr 1944 NFL Chicago Cardinals and Pittsburgh Steelers merge (dissolves on December 3).
- 22 Apr 1944 Hitler and Mussolini meet at Salzburg
- 24 Apr 1944 RAF bombs Munich
- 25 Apr 1944 United Negro College Fund incorporates in the USA.
- 26 Apr 1944 First B-29 attacked by Japanese fighters, one fighter shot down.
- 27 Apr 1944 Boston Braves' Jim Tobin no-hits Brooklyn Dodgers, 2-0.
- 28 Apr 1944 Stalin meets Polish / US priest S Orlemanski
- 29 Apr 1944 Surprise attack by Van de Peat on General Landsdrukkerij in the Hague.
- 17 Apr 1944 Forces of the Communist-controlled Greek People's Liberation Army attack the smaller National and Social Liberation resistance group, which surrenders. Its leader Dimitrios Psarros is murdered.
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in April 1944?
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Top #5 songs in the USA
- Stan Kenton & His Orchestra - Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
- Enric Madriguera & His Orchestra - I Love You
- Pied Pipers - Mairzy Doats
- Four King Sisters - It's Love-Love-Love
- Harry James & His Orchestra (Vocal Dick Haymes) - I'll Get By (As Long As I Have You)
Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in that month?
