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Saturday June 17, 1944
US date format: 6/17/1944, UK date format: 17/6/1944
It was Saturday, under the sign of Gemini (see birth chart on June 17, 1944). The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat).
Famous people born on this day include Jacotte Chollet and Jean-Luc Moreau (director).
The Mask of Dimitrios, directed by Jean Negulesco, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1944
But much more happened that day: find out below..
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Movies
Which were the most popular Movies released in those months?
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The Mask of Dimitrios
Directed by: Jean Negulesco
Starring: Peter Lorre, Sydney Greenstreet, Zachary Scott, Faye Emerson
The Yellow Rose of Texas
Directed by: Joseph Kane
Starring: Roy Rogers, Trigger, Dale Evans, Grant Withers
Days of Glory
Directed by: Jacques Tourneur
Starring: Gregory Peck, Tamara Toumanova, Alan Reed, Maria Palmer
Country: United States of America
Waterfront
Directed by: Steve Sekely
Starring: John Carradine, J. Carrol Naish, Maris Wrixon, Edwin Maxwell
This Happy Breed
Directed by: David Lean
Starring: Robert Newton, Celia Johnson, Amy Veness, Alison Leggatt
Country: United States of America
Historical Events
Which were the important events of June 17, 1944?
- St. Albert Chmielowski.
- National holiday of West Germany until 1990, see Workers' Uprising of 1953 in East Germany.
- Iceland's national day, celebrating independence from Denmark in 1944.
Holidays
- Hitler secretly meets with von Rundstedt in Marjival Soissons
Events
- Jacotte Chollet
- Jean-Luc Moreau (director)
- Randy Johnson: American football player (d. 2009).
- Bill Rafferty: American comedian and game show host (d....
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Music charts
Which were the top hits in that special week of June 17, 1944?
- She Broke My Heart In Three Places - Hoosier Hot Shots
- Straighten Up And Fly Right - Andrews Sisters
- Arsenic And Old Lace - Jerry Jerome
- Behind Those Swinging Doors - Spike Jones
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Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in June 1944?
- LIFE: Bombs over Europe
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Lt. Gen. Carl Spaatz -- June 12, 1944
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