What is 1944?
{{Year nav|1944}} {{Year in various calendars|1944}} '''1944''' ([[Roman numerals|MCMXLIV]]) was a [[leap year starting on Saturday]] in the [[Gregorian calendar]], the 1944th year of the [[Common Era]] (CE) and ''[[Anno Domini]]'' (AD) designations, {{Year article header/year number|1944}}. == Events == * [[January 4]] – The [[Battle of Monte Cassino]] begins. * [[January 5]] – Murder of Danish playwright [[Kaj Munk]] * [[January 17]] – British forces, in [[Italy]], cross the [[Garigliano River]]. * [[January 17]] – Meat Rationing ends in Australia * [[January 20]] – The [[Royal Air Force]] drops 2,300 tons of bombs on [[Berlin]]; the [[US 36th Infantry Division|U.S. Army 36th Infantry Division]], in Italy, attempts to cross the [[Rapido River]]. * [[January 22]] – [[Allies of World War II|Allies]] begin [[Operation Shingle]], the assault on [[Anzio]], [[Italy]]. The [[U.S. 45th Infantry Division|U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division]] stand their ground at Anzio against violent assaults for 4 months. * [[January 27]] – The two year [[Siege of Leningrad]] is lifted. * [[January 29]] – The [[Battle of Cisterna]] takes place. * [[January 30]] – [[United States]] troops invade [[Majuro, Marshall Islands]]. * [[January 31]] – American forces land on [[Kwajalein Atoll]] and other islands in the [[Japan]]ese-held [[Marshall Islands]]. == Births == * [[January 9]] - [[Jimmy Page]], English [[guitar]]ist ([[Led Zeppelin]]) * [[February 23]] – [[Johnny Winter]] * [[March 1]] - [[Roger Daltrey]], English singer ([[The Who]]) * [[March 28]] – [[Ken Howard]] (d. [[2016]]) * [[April 7]] – [[Gerhard Schröder]] * [[April 9]] – [[Leila Khaled]] * [[May 8]] – [[Gary Glitter]] * [[May 14]] – [[George Lucas]] * [[May 19]] – [[Peter Mayhew]] (d. [[2019]]) * [[June 4]] - [[Michelle Phillips]], American singer and musician ([[The Mamas & the Papas]]) * [[July 13]] – [[Ernő Rubik]] * [[July 19]] - [[Tim McIntire]] (d. [[1986]]) * [[August 21]] - [[Peter Weir]], Australian director * [[September 10]] – [[Judit Pogány]], Hungarian actress