1944 Event During WW II, U.S. troops capture Aachen, 1st large German city to fall 1944 Event U.S. 1st army wins battle of Aachen 1944 Event U.S. 1st army begins battle of Aachen 1921 Birthday Heinz Bennent, Aachen Germany, Actor, Possession 1871 Birthday Leo Blech, born in Aachen, Rhenish Prussia, studied with Engelbert Humperdinck, German opera composer 1615 Death Hans von Aachen, German painter, dies
