Historical Events Jul 29 US 4th Armour division occupiers Avranches Jul 30 Heavy battles at Tessy-sur-Vire & Villebaudon Normandy Jul 30 US 30th division reaches suburbs of St-Lo Normandy Historic Event Jul 31 Last deportation train out Mechelen departs to Auschwitz Nazi Physician Eduard Wirths Jul 31 Transport #77 departs with French Jews to Nazi Germany Jul 31 US troops occupy Sansapor, New Guinea Previous 1 2 Next Famous Birthdays Please go to a prior page. Famous Weddings Please go to a prior page. Famous Deaths Please go to a prior page. 1943 History by Year 1945 What Happened in 1944 Battle of Eniwetok February 19, 1944 D-Day June 6, 1944 D-Day Fake News Fools Hitler June 6, 1944 George Stinney is Executed June 16, 1944