Historical Events
- Supreme Soviet increases Soviet republics' autonomy
- US 7th Infantry/4th Marine Division lands on Kwajalein/Roi/Namur
Famous Birthdays
- Burkhard Ziese, German football manager
- Leo Burmester, American actor (Flo, Chiefs, Abbys, Odd Jobs), born in Louisville, Kentucky
- Mike Enzi, American politician, born in Bremerton, Washington
- Paul Blair, American MLB outfielder (Baltimore Orioles), born in Cushing, Oklahoma (d. 2013)
- Tommy Duffy, American musician (Echoes), born in Brooklyn, New York
Famous Deaths
- Martin Lunssens, Belgian composer, dies at 72
Piet Mondrian
Piet Mondrian, abstract painter (Composition in Blue), dies at 71
Piet Mondrian
What Happened in 1944
Battle of Eniwetok
US landing craft pass supporting warships on their way to Eniwetok Atoll
February 19, 1944D-Day
"Into the Jaws of Death" by Robert F. Sargent
June 6, 1944George Stinney is Executed
The mug shot of 14-year-old African American boy George Stinney who was the youngest American to be executed
June 16, 1944
