At A Glance

10 September 1944 at a glance

Day of the week
10 September 1944 was a Sunday.
Top Film of 1944
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1944 was Going My Way.
Star sign
The star sign for 10 September is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 10 September 1944 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for September is Sapphire.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 10 September 1944 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 10 September

  • 1937 Nine nations attend the Nyon Conference to address international piracy in the Mediterranean Sea.
  • 1939 World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war.
  • 1939 World War II: The Canadian declaration of war on Germany receives royal assent.
  • 1942 World War II: The British Army carries out an amphibious landing on Madagascar to re-launch Allied offensive operations in the Madagascar Campaign.
  • 1943 World War II: In the course of Operation Achse, German troops begin their occupation of Rome.

Famous people born on 10 September

  • Guy Ritchie, English director, producer, and screenwriter (born 1968)
  • Jack Grealish, English footballer (born 1995)
  • Ryan Phillippe, American actor and producer (born 1974)
  • Colin Firth, English actor and producer (born 1960)

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Events of 1944 in Ireland

A selection from Wikipedia's '1944 in Ireland'. Not a complete list.

  • 26 January – W. T. Cosgrave officially resigned as leader of the Fine Gael party.
  • 13 March – Winston Churchill banned travel and communication between Britain and Ireland, north and south.
  • 30 March – The first Dunnes Stores opened.
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