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January 1944

The following events occurred in January 1944: January 1, 1944 (Saturday)The Syrian Republic was recognized as independent.RAF Bomber Command sent 421 aircraft to attack Berlin overnight.USC Trojans beat the Washington Huskies 29-0 in the Rose Bowl.The Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets defeated Tulsa Golden Hurricane 20-18 in the Sugar Bowl.LSU Tigers beat the Texas A&M Aggies 19-14 in the Orange Bowl.The Cotton Bowl Classic ended in a 7–7 tie between the Randolph Field Ramblers and the Texas Longhorns.Born:Omar al-Bashir, 7th President of Sudan, in Hosh Bannaga, Sudan; Jimmy Hart, professional wrestling manager, executive and musician, in Jackson, Mississippi; Robert Lee Minor, stunt performer and actor, in Birmingham, AlabamaDied:Edwin Lutyens, 74, British architect; Charles Turner, 81, Australian cricketerJanuary 2, 1944 (Sunday)The Allied Landing at Saidor began on Papua New Guinea during Operation Dexterity.The Red Army captured Radovel northwest of Korosten and came within 18 miles of the pre-war Polish border.A Tree Grows in Brooklyn by Betty Smith topped the New York Times Fiction Best Sellers list.Born: Prince Norodom Ranariddh, politician and law academic, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia (d. 2021)January 3, 1944 (Monday)The Soviets took Olevsk, 10 miles (16 km) from the pre-war Polish frontier.The Reich Chancellery in Berlin was hit during an RAF raid.The American destroyer USS Turner (DD-648) sank off the Ambrose Light in New York after suffering a series of onboard explosions.

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