What Happened on August 4, 1944

Historical Events

Event of Interest

Anne Frank arrested in Amsterdam by German Security Police (Grüne Polizei) following a tip-off from an informer who was never identified

Jewish Victim and Diarist of the Holocaust Anne Frank

British 8th Army reaches suburbs of Florence, Italy

Event of Interest

Finnish government passes a special act making Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim President of Finland

Military leader and President of Finland Carl Gustaf Emil Mannerheim

Events in 1944

Famous Birthdays

Richard Belzer (1944-2023)

American comedian, actor (Homicide: Life on the Street; Law & Order: SVU - both shows "Det. John Munch") and author (How To Be A Stand-Up; UFOs, JFK, and Elvis: Conspiracies You Don’t Have to Be Crazy to Believe), born in Bridgeport, Connecticut [1]