Wednesday 12 July 1944
It was Wednesday, under the sign of Cancer. The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democratic).
Famous people born on this day include Robin Squire and Delia Ephron.
The Canterville Ghost, directed by Jules Dassin, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1944
while The Green Years by A. J. Cronin was one of the best selling books.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Historical Events
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Holidays:
- Sveti Petar (St. Peter)
- Sunset and sunrise occur along Manhattan's street grid centerline
- Newfoundland - Orangemen's Day
- Northern Ireland - Battle of the Boyne Day (also known as Orangemen's Day or the Twelfth, see Irish calendar).
- Mongolia - Naadam Holiday (2nd day)
- The "center pivot irrigation day" of Colorado
- Kiribati - Independence Day
- RainMaker Day - Salem, OR.
- Spo TomT and Prfncipe - Independence Day
Famous Birthdays:
- Robin Squire
- Delia Ephron: American author playwright and screenwriter.
- Denise Nicholas in Detroit: Michigan, USA; actress (Room 222, Baby I'm Back).
- Bernard Faivre d'Arcier: French civil administrator, a former theatre/show director for the Ministry of Culture and the Avignon Festival.
- Jean-François Jenny-Clark: French double bass player estimated as one of the most important bass players of European jazz.
- Simon Blackburn: English philosopher and academic.
- Kent Finell: Swedish radio host (d. 2013).
- Denise Nicholas: American actress screenwriter and activist.
- Pat Woodell: American actress and singer (d. 2015).
- Bill McCollum: (Rep-R-Florida, 1981- ).
Famous Deaths:
- Theodore Roosevelt: American political and business leader, a veteran of both the world wars, who was awarded the Medal of Honor.
Facts:
- Theresienstadt Family camp disbands, with 4,000 people gased
- US government recognizes authority of General De Gaulle
- Laurence Olivier's film ''Henry V'', based on Shakespeare's play, opens in London. It is the most acclaimed and the most successful movie version of a Shakespeare play made up to that time, and the first in Technicolor. Olivier both stars and directs, as Kenneth Branagh was to do over forty years later in his successful remake.
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- Life: Admiral Nimitz
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: General Montgomery -- July 10, 1944
- Life: Back from battle
Books
Which were the most popular books released in the last weeks ?
Strange Fruit
When it was first published in 1944, this novel sparked immediate controversy and became a huge bestseller. It captured with devastating accuracy the deep-seated racial conflicts of a tightly knit southern town.
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The Razor's Edge
Larry Darrell is a young American in search of the absolute. The progress of his spiritual odyssey involves him with some of Maugham's most brilliant characters - his fiancée Isabel whose choice between love and wealth have lifelong repercussions, and ...
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