At A Glance

28 April 1944 at a glance

Day of the week
28 April 1944 was a Friday.
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 28 April is Taurus.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 28 April 1944 fell in the Year of the Monkey.
Birthstone
The birthstone for April is Diamond.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 28 April 1944 was Waxing Crescent.

On this day: 28 April

  • 1937 South African medical researcher Max Theiler develops the yellow fever vaccine at the Rockefeller Foundation in New York City.
  • 1945 The Holocaust: Nazi Germany carries out its final use of gas chambers to execute 33 Upper Austrian socialist and communist leaders in Mauthausen concentration camp.
  • 1947 Thor Heyerdahl and five crew mates set out from Peru on the Kon-Tiki to demonstrate that Peruvian natives could have settled Polynesia.
  • 1948 Igor Stravinsky conducts the premiere of his American ballet, Orpheus at the New York City Center.
  • 1952 Dwight D. Eisenhower resigns as Supreme Allied Commander of NATO in order to campaign in the 1952 United States presidential election.

Famous people born on April 28

  • Penélope Cruz, Spanish actress and producer (born 1974)
  • Jessica Alba, American model and actress (born 1981)
  • Samantha Ruth Prabhu, Indian actress and model (born 1987)
  • Mary McDonnell, American actress (born 1952)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1944 in the United States

A selection from Wikipedia's '1944 in the United States'. Not a complete list.

  • 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.
More events of 1944 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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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