1944 in the United Kingdom:

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World War II

UK during World War II

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Events

• March 10 - The Education Act 1944 is passed.
• June 1 - The BBC transmits a coded message (the first line of a poem by Paul Verlaine) to underground resistance fighters in France warning that the invasion of Europe is imminent.
• June 5- Final preperations for D-Day take place in the South of England.
• June 6 - Battle of Normandy begins - Operation Overlord, code named D-Day, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France.
• June 12- The first V-1 Flying Bomb attack on London takes place.
• September 7 - The Belgian government leaves the UK and returns to Belgium following the liberation of Brussels on September 3.
• September 8- The first V-2 Rocket attack on London takes place.
• September 17- Restrictions imposed by the Blackout are relaxed.
• October 9 - Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin begin a nine-day conference in Moscow to discuss the future of Europe.
• December 3- The Home Guard is stood down.

March 10 is the 69th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (70th in leap years). ... The Education Act 1944 changed the education system for secondary schools in England and Wales. ... June 1 is the 152nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (153rd in leap years), with 213 days remaining. ... For other uses, see BBC (disambiguation). ... Paul Verlaine illustrated in the frontispiece of , 1902 Paul Marie Verlaine (March 30, 1844 – January 8, 1896) is considered one of the greatest and most popular of French poets. ... Underground Resistance (commonly abbreviated to UR) are a musical collective from Detroit, Michigan, in the United States of America. ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... June 5 is the 156th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (157th in leap years), with 209 days remaining. ... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... June 6 is the 157th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (158th in leap years), with 208 days remaining // 1508 - Maximilian I, Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year truce and cede several territories to Venice 1513... Combatants United States United Kingdom Canada Free France Poland Germany Commanders Dwight Eisenhower (Supreme Allied Commander) Bernard Montgomery (land) Bertram Ramsay (sea) Trafford Leigh-Mallory (air) Gerd von Rundstedt (OB WEST) Erwin Rommel (Heeresgruppe B) Friedrich Dollmann () Strength 326,000 (by June 11) Unknown, probably some 1,000,000 in... Land on Normandy In military parlance, D-Day is a term often used to denote the day on which a combat attack or operation is to be initiated. ... Look up ally in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. ... Mont Saint-Michel, one of the famous symbols of Normandy. ... June 12 is the 163rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (164th in leap years), with 202 days remaining. ... The Vergeltungswaffe-1, V-1, also knows as Fieseler Fi 103/FZG-76, colloquially as the Flying bomb, Buzz bomb or Doodlebug, was the first guided missile used in war and the forerunner of todays cruise missile. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... September 7 is the 250th day of the year (251st in leap years). ... Nickname: The Capital Of Europe, Comic City City of a 100 Museums Map showing the location of Brussels in Belgium Coordinates: Country Belgium Region Brussels-Capital Region Founded 979 Founded (Region) June 18, 1989 Mayor (Municipality) Freddy Thielemans Area    - City 162 (Region) km²  (62. ... September 8 is the 251st day of the year (252nd in leap years). ... For other uses, see V2. ... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... September 17 is the 260th day of the year (261st in leap years). ... A blackout in time of war, or apprehended war, refers to the practice of collectively minimizing external light, including upward-directed (or reflected) light. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Churchill redirects here. ... The examples and perspective in this article or section may not represent a worldwide view. ... For other uses, see Moscow (disambiguation). ... For other uses, see Europe (disambiguation). ... December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... The Local Defence Volunteers (LDV) or Home Guard, was instituted by the British government during World War II to defend the UK in the event of an invasion by Germany. ...

Births

January - June

• January 9 - Jimmy Page, English guitarist (Led Zeppelin)
• January 27 - Mairead Corrigan, Northern Irish activist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• January 27 - Nick Mason, English drummer (Pink Floyd)
• February 3 - Dave Davies, British musician (The Kinks)
• February 13 - Jerry Springer, English-born television host
• February 14 - Alan Parker, English film director
• February 17 - Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer
• February 24 - Nicky Hopkins, British musician (d. 1994)
• March 1 - Roger Daltrey, English musician (The Who)
• March 11 - Don Maclean, British comedian
• April 6 - Felicity Palmer, English soprano
• April 27 - Michael Fish, British TV weatherman
• May 5 - John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
• May 8 - Gary Glitter, English singer
• May 12 - Sara Kestelman, British actor
• May 20 - Joe Cocker, British singer
• May 25 - Frank Oz, English puppeteer and film director
• May 28 - Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish actress
• June 24 - Jeff Beck, British musician
• June 24 - John "Charlie" Whitney, British rock guitarist (Family)

January 9 is the 9th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... James Patrick Jimmy Page, OBE (born January 9, 1944) is an English guitarist and producer. ... For the bands 1969 self-titled debut album, see Led Zeppelin (album) Led Zeppelin were an English rock band, and are one of the most successful groups in popular music history. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Mairead Corrigan (born 27 January 1944) was the co-founder, with Betty Williams of the Community of Peace People, an organization which attempts to encourage a peaceful resolution of the Troubles in Northern Ireland. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... January 27 is the 27th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Nicholas Berkeley (Nick) Mason (born January 27, 1944 in Birmingham, England) is a musician and the drummer for Pink Floyd. ... Pink Floyd are an English rock band that earned recognition for their psychedelic rock music, and as they evolved, became widely known as pioneers of progressive rock music. ... February 3 is the 34th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... David Russell Gordon Davies (born February 3, 1947) was a singer and guitarist with the British rock band The Kinks, which he founded with Pete Quaife in 1963. ... The Kinks were an English rock group, formed in the mid-1960s by Ray Davies and his brother Dave Davies. ... February 13 is the 44th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Talk show host Jerry Springer This article is about the talk show host. ... February 14 is the 45th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Alan Parker on the set of Pink Floyd The Wall Sir Alan Parker (born February 14, 1944) is a British film director, producer, writer, and actor. ... February 17 is the 48th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Karl Jenkins (born February 17, 1944) is a Welsh musician and composer. ... February 24 is the 55th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Nicky Hopkins (February 24, 1944 in London – September 6, 1994) was an English musician who featured on scores of the most important British and American popular music recordings of the 1960s and 1970s, playing piano and organ. ... 1994 (MCMXCIV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar, and was designated as the International Year of the Family and the International Year of the Sport and the Olympic Ideal by United Nations. ... March 1 is the 60th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (61st in leap years). ... Roger Daltrey Starring as Tommy in Tommy in 1975. ... The Who are an English rock band who first came to prominence in the 1960s and grew in stature to be considered one of the greatest rock n roll bands of all time[1][2][3]. Except for periods of retirement from 1983 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1995... March 11 is the 70th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (71st in Leap year). ... Don MacLean is a British comedian, born 11th March, 1944, who hosted BBC television series Crackerjack with Michael Aspel, Peter Glaze, and Jan Hunt in the 1970s. ... April 6 is the 96th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (97th in leap years). ... Felicity Joan Palmer (born April 6, 1944) is an English soprano. ... April 27 is the 117th day of the year (118th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 248 days remaining. ... Michael Fish (born April 27, 1944) was a weather forecaster, most known for his BBC television weather presentations, although he was actually employed by the Met Office. ... May 5 is the 125th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (126th in leap years). ... John Rhys-Davies John Rhys-Davies (born May 5, 1944) is a Welsh actor. ... May 8 is the 128th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (129th in leap years). ... Paul Francis Gadd aka Gary Glitter (born May 8, 1944) is a disgraced English rock and pop singer and songwriter and a convicted paedophile currently serving a prison sentence in Thailand. ... May 12 is the 132nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (133rd in leap years). ... Sara Kestelman (born 12 May 1944) is a United Kingdom actress. ... May 20 is the 140th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (141st in leap years). ... Joe Cocker Joe Cocker (born John Robert Cocker, 20 May 1944, in Sheffield, England) is an English rock/blues musician. ... May 25 is the 145th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (146th in leap years). ... Richard Frank Oznowicz (born May 25, 1944), better known as Frank Oz, is an English film director, actor and puppeteer. ... May 28 is the 148th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (149th in leap years). ... Quinn with Richard OBrien and Tim Curry in The Rocky Horror Picture Show. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Geoffrey Arnold (Jeff) Beck (born June 24, 1944 in Wallington, Greater London, England) is a guitarist who played in several influential bands in the 1960s and 1970s. ... June 24 is the 175th day of the year (176th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 190 days remaining. ... Richard John Whitney (born June 24, 1944) John Charlie Whitney is a British rock guitarist and a former member of both Family and Streetwalkers. ... This is about the British rock band Family. ...

July - December

• July 21 - Tony Scott, English film director
• July 27 - Tony Capstick, English comedian, actor, and musician (d. 2003)
• August 2 - Jim Capaldi, British drummer, singer, and songwriter (Traffic) (d. 2005)
• August 11 - Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
• August 26- Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
• August 31 - Roger Dean, British artist
• September 22 - Frazer Hines, British actor
• September 26 - Anne Robinson, British television host
• September 30 - Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer
• October 9 - John Entwistle, English bassist (The Who) (d. 2002)
• October 15 - David Trimble, Northern Irish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• October 28 - Ian Marter, British actor (d. 1986)
• December 6 - Jonathan King, British music producer
• December 21 - Bill Atkinson, English footballer

July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... See also Tony Scott for the American clarinet jazz musician. ... July 27 is the 208th day (209th in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 157 days remaining. ... Tony Capstick (July 27, 1944 – 23 October 2003) was a British comedian, actor, musician and broadcaster. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 2 is the 214th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (215th in leap years), with 151 days remaining. ... Jim Capaldi (2 August 1944 – 28 January 2005) was an English musician and songwriter and a founding member of Traffic. ... Traffic was a rock band from Birmingham, England, formed in late 1966 by Steve Winwood with Jim Capaldi, Chris Wood and Dave Mason. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... August 11 is the 223rd day of the year (224th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar. ... Ian McDiarmid as Senator Palpatine in The Phantom Menace. ... August 26 is the 238th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (239th in leap years). ... Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester KG GCVO (Richard Alexander Walter George Windsor; born 26 August 1944) is a member of the British Royal Family, a grandson of King George V. He has been Duke of Gloucester since his fathers death in 1974. ... August 31 is the 243rd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (244th in leap years), with 122 days remaining. ... Arches Mist, 1996 Roger Dean (born August 31, 1944, in Ashford, Kent, England) is a contemporary British artist best known for his work on album covers, which began in the late 1960s. ... September 22 is the 265th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (266th in leap years). ... Frazer Hines in a publicity still from The Faceless Ones Frazer Hines (born 22 September 1944, Horsforth Yorkshire) is a British actor best known for his roles as Jamie McCrimmon in the BBC science fiction television series Doctor Who, and Joe Sugden in Emmerdale. ... September 26 is the 269th day of the year (270th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Anne Robinson introducing The Weakest Link This article is about the British television host, for the American actress see Ann Robinson. ... September 30 is the 273rd day of the year (274th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... James Connolly Jimmy Johnstone (30 September 1944 – 13 March 2006), was a Scottish football legend. ... October 9 is the 282nd day of the year (283rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... John Alec Entwistle (October 9, 1944 – June 27, 2002) was the bass guitar player for The Who, as well as secondary songwriter, singer, and horn player. ... The Who are an English rock band who first came to prominence in the 1960s and grew in stature to be considered one of the greatest rock n roll bands of all time[1][2][3]. Except for periods of retirement from 1983 to 1988 and from 1990 to 1995... For album titles with the same name, see 2002 (album). ... October 15 is the 288th day of the year (289th in leap years). ... The Lord Trimble William David Trimble, Baron Trimble, PC (born 15 October 1944), known as David Trimble, is a Northern Irish politician who served as leader of the Ulster Unionist Party (UUP) and the first First Minister of Northern Ireland. ... Lester B. Pearson after accepting the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize is the name of one of five Nobel Prizes bequested by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Alfred Nobel. ... October 28 is the 301st day of the year (302nd in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 64 days remaining. ... Ian Marter in 1983. ... 1986 (MCMLXXXVI) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... December 6 is the 340th day (341st on leap years) of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... Jonathan King (born December 6, 1944) is the stage name of Kenneth George King, a British pop music producer and personality. ... December 21 is the 355th day of the year (356th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... William Atkinson (born December 21, 1944 in Sunderland) was an English professional footballer, playing as a winger. ...

Deaths

• October 23 - Charles Glover Barkla, physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1877)
• October 26 -
  • William Temple, Archbishop of Canterbury (b. 1881)
  • The Princess Beatrice (b. 1857)- the last surviving child of Queen Victoria.