About the day » Saturday January 8, 1944Calender converter

• Hubertus van Houdt († 2023)
• Adrianus Johannes Maria Timmermans, Gilze en Rijen († 1981)
• Margaretha Maria Gerarda Vork, Ter Aar († 2019)
• Geerhard Kleinlugtebeld († 2014)
• Jeanine Abé, Genk, Belgique († 1992)
• Hendrikus Gerardus Gruppen († 2018)
• Abraham Joseph Da Costa, Valkenswaard († 2018)
• Peter Cornelius Warmink, Nobleford, Lethbridge, Alberta, Canada († 2002)
• Hilda Vandenabeele, Veurne, WVL, B († 2004)
• Johanna Maria Vriend, Westwoud (gem. Drechterland, NH) († 2013)

• Arend Migchelsen (0), Harderwijk
• Albert A H Kern (41), Saginaw, Michigan (USA)
• Aaltje Kamp (59)
• Adriana Francina Faas (83), Amsterdam, NH, The Netherlands
• Antonie Vosgezang (55), Goor
• Antonius Hubertus Godefridus van Berkel (52), Amersfoort, Utrecht, Netherlands
• Aart Willem Kasteel (1), Ermelo
• Agathe Harrot (76), Terminiers, 28382, France
• Adriana Francisca Faas (83), Amsterdam
• Agnes Crowe (79), Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, United States

• 1942 » Junichirō Koizumi, Japanese politician, 56th Prime Minister of Japan
• 1942 » Royce Waltman, American basketball player and coach († 2014)
• 1942 » Stephen Hawking, English physicist and author († 2018)
• 1942 » Yvette Mimieux, American actress
• 1943 » Charles Murray, American political scientist and author
• 1944 » Terry Brooks, American lawyer and author
• 1945 » Kadir Topbaş, Turkish architect and politician, 31st Mayor of Istanbul
• 1945 » Nancy Bond, American author and academic
• 1945 » Phil Beal, English footballer, defender
• 1946 » Robby Krieger, American guitarist and songwriter

• 1938 » Johnny Gruelle, American author and illustrator (b. 1880)
• 1941 » Robert Baden-Powell, 1st Baron Baden-Powell, English general (b. 1857)
• 1942 » Joseph Franklin Rutherford, American lawyer and religious leader (b. 1869)
• 1943 » Andres Larka, Estonian general and politician, 1st Estonian Minister of War (b. 1879)
• 1943 » Richard Hillary, Australian pilot and author (b. 1919)
• 1944 » William Kissam Vanderbilt II, American lieutenant and sailor (b. 1878)
• 1945 » Karl Ernst Krafft, Swiss astrologer and author (b. 1900)
• 1948 » Kurt Schwitters, German painter and graphic designer (b. 1887)
• 1950 » Joseph Schumpeter, Czech-American economist and academic (b. 1883)
• 1952 » Antonia Maury, American astronomer and astrophysicist (b. 1866)

• Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
• In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
• The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
• January 22 » World War II: The Allies commence Operation Shingle, an assault on Anzio and Nettuno, Italy.
• March 30 » Out of 795 Lancasters, Halifaxes and Mosquitos sent to attack Nuremberg, 95 bombers do not return, making it the largest RAF Bomber Command loss of the war.
• April 5 » World War II: Two hundred seventy inhabitants of the Greek town of Kleisoura are executed by the Germans.
• April 22 » The 1st Air Commando Group using Sikorsky R-4 helicopters stage the first use of helicopters in combat with combat search and rescue operations in the China Burma India Theater.
• June 7 » World War II: Battle of Normandy: At Ardenne Abbey, members of the SS Division Hitlerjugend massacre 23 Canadian prisoners of war.
• June 17 » Iceland declares independence from Denmark and becomes a republic.

The temperature on January 8, 1944 was between -0.3 °C and 7.5 °C and averaged 4.5 °C. There was 1.0 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the southwest.