Famous Deaths In 1944
Sunday, 28 April 2024
Jan 01 C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.
Jan 03 Jurgis Baltrušaitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.
Jan 04 On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder
Jan 05 Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.
Jan 06 In the year 1944 death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)
Jan 07 J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.
Jan 08 In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)
Jan 11 Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.
Jan 12 Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915) died in the year 1944.
Jan 14 On this day in history mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74
Jan 19 On this day in history harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71
Jan 20 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) died on this day in history.
Jan 21 In the year 1944 gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74
Jan 23 Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 on this day in history.
Jan 29 William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 in the year 1944.
Jan 31 Jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882) died on this day in history.
Feb 01 On this day in history martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72
Feb 04 On this day in history death of yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867)
Feb 05 In the year 1944 robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79
Feb 07 Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874) died on this day in history.
Feb 08 Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies in the year 1944.
Feb 10 Eugène Michel Antoniadi, Greek astronomer, a crater on Mars and the Antoniadi crater on the Moon were named in his honor (b. 1870) died on this day in history.
Feb 11 On this day in history ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies
Feb 16 In the year 1944 edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37
Feb 17 On this day in history fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64
Feb 19 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.
Feb 21 Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873) died on this day in history.
Feb 22 In the year 1944 death of kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869)
Feb 23 Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies on this day in history.
Feb 24 Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80 on this day in history.
Feb 29 In the year 1944 death of pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)
Mar 01 ... Formans, director Milos Formans mother, dies in Auschwitz in the year 1944.
Mar 04 Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) died in the year 1944.
Mar 05 On this day in history max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67