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Events from the year 1944 in the United Kingdom.
[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
- 10 February - PAYE (Pay as you earn) system of tax collection introduced.[1]
- 26 February - World War II: Last heavy air-raids on London.[2]
- May - The Education Act creates a 3-tier secondary education system of Secondary Modern, Technical, and Grammar schools, with entrance determined by success in the Eleven Plus exam.[2]
- 1 June - World War II: 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.
- 5 June - World War II: Final preparations for D-Day take place in the South of England.
- 6 June - World War II: 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.[1]
- 13 June - World War II: The first V-1 Flying Bomb attack on London takes place.[1]
- 21 August - American, British, Chinese, French and Soviet representatives meet to plan the foundation of the United Nations.[1]
- 7 September - The Belgian government leaves the UK and returns to Belgium following the liberation of Brussels on September 3.
- 8 September - World War II: The first V-2 Rocket attack on London takes place.[1]
- 17 September - World War II: Restrictions imposed by the Blackout are relaxed.[1]
- 9 October - Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Union Premier Joseph Stalin begin a nine-day conference in Moscow to discuss the future of Europe.
- 12 November - World War II: Sinking of the German battleship Tirpitz by RAF Lancaster bombers.[1]
- 3 December - World War II: The Home Guard is stood down.
- 24 December - World War II: V-1 Flying Bomb attack kills 27 in Oldham, having been aimed at Manchester.[2]
[edit] Publications
[edit] Births
[edit] January - June
- 9 January - Jimmy Page, English guitarist (Led Zeppelin)
- 27 January
- 3 February - Dave Davies, British musician (The Kinks)
- 13 February - Jerry Springer, English-born television host
- 14 February - Alan Parker, English film director
- 17 February - Karl Jenkins, Welsh composer
- 24 February - Nicky Hopkins, British musician (died 1994)
- 1 March - Roger Daltrey, English musician (The Who)
- 7 March - Ranulph Fiennes, adventurer
- 11 March - Don Maclean, British comedian
- 6 April - Felicity Palmer, English soprano
- 27 April - Michael Fish, British TV weatherman
- 5 May - John Rhys-Davies, Welsh actor
- 8 May - Gary Glitter, English singer
- 12 May - Sara Kestelman, British actor
- 20 May - Joe Cocker, British singer
- 25 May - Frank Oz, English puppeteer and film director
- 28 May - Patricia Quinn, Northern Irish actress
- 24 June
[edit] July - December
- 21 July - Tony Scott, English film director
- 27 July - Tony Capstick, English comedian, actor, and musician (died 2003)
- 2 August - Jim Capaldi, British drummer, singer, and songwriter (Traffic) (died 2005)
- 11 August - Ian McDiarmid, Scottish actor
- 26 August - Prince Richard, Duke of Gloucester
- 31 August - Roger Dean, British artist
- 22 September - Frazer Hines, British actor
- 26 September - Anne Robinson, British television host
- 30 September - Jimmy Johnstone, Scottish footballer
- 9 October - John Entwistle, English bassist (The Who) (died 2002)
- 15 October - David Trimble, Northern Irish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
- 28 October - Ian Marter, British actor (died 1986)
- 10 November - Tim Rice, lyricist, writer and broadcaster
- 6 December - Jonathan King, British music producer
- 21 December - Bill Atkinson, English footballer
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[edit] References
[edit] See also
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