1944 in England

Events from 1944 in England

Incumbent

Events

January

February

March

• 22 March – World War II: a Royal Air Force Halifax Bomber crashed soon after take-off from Hurn Airport.

April

May

June

• 13 June – World War II: the first V-1 flying bomb attack on London takes place. Eight civilians are killed in the blast. The bomb earns the nickname "doodlebug".

July

August

September

October

November

22nd Laurence Olivier's film of Shakespeare's Henry V is released.

December

Births

• 14 December – Denis Thwaites, English professional footballer murdered in the 2015 Sousse attacks (died 2015 in Tunisia)

Deaths

See also

• 1944 in Northern Ireland
• 1944 in Scotland
• 1944 in Wales

References