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19 November 1944 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 19 November 1944 was a Sunday.
- Top Film of 1944
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1944 was Going My Way.
- Bestselling Novel of 1944
- “Strange Fruit” by Lillian Smith was No. 1 on Publishers Weekly's US fiction list for 1944.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 19 November is Scorpio.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 19 November 1944 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for November is Topaz.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 19 November 1944 was Waxing Crescent.
On this day: 19 November
- 1942 World War II: Battle of Stalingrad: Soviet Union forces under General Georgy Zhukov launch the Operation Uranus counterattacks at Stalingrad, turning the tide of the battle in the USSR's favor.
- 1944 World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt announces the sixth War Loan Drive, aimed at selling US$14 billion in war bonds to help pay for the war effort.
- 1944 World War II: Thirty members of the Luxembourgish resistance defend the town of Vianden against a larger Waffen-SS attack in the Battle of Vianden.
- 1944 The founding congress of the Communist Party of Transcarpathian Ukraine is held in Mukachevo.
- 1946 Afghanistan, Iceland and Sweden join the United Nations.
Famous people born on November 19
- Jodie Foster, American actress, director, and producer (born 1962)
- Allison Janney, American actress (born 1959)
- Charles I of England, Scotland, and Ireland (1600–1649)
- James A. Garfield, American general, lawyer, and politician, 20th President of the United States (1831–1881)
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Events of 1944 in the United States
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- January 22 – World War II – Battle of Anzio: the Allies begin the assault on Anzio, Italy. The U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division stands their ground at Anzio against violent assaults for 4 months.
- June 6 – World War II – Battle of Normandy: Operation Overlord, commonly known as D-Day, commences with the landing of 155,000 Allied troops on the beaches of Normandy in France.
- June 15 – Battle of Saipan: the United States invades Saipan.
Life in the US in 1944
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Gas (per gallon)
$0.21
Loaf of Bread
$0.09
Average House
$3,450
Weekly Wage
$38
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
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