Famous Deaths In 1944

Jun 06 Danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day died in the year 1944.  

Jun 09 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS died in the year 1944.  

Jun 10 In the year 1944 death of french Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed  

Jun 13 On this day in history christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies  

Jun 14 On this day in history lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78  

Jun 16 Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Jun 19 Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies in the year 1944.  

Jun 21 On this day in history jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies  

Jun 24 Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 On this day in history death of lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)  

Jun 26 In the year 1944 billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies  

Jun 27 Werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1944.  

Jul 01 On this day in history carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49  

Jul 05 In the year 1944 william Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67  

Jul 07 Erich Salomon, German photographer, dies in the year 1944.  

Jul 11 Wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle on this day in history.  

Jul 16 In the year 1944 death of john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed  

Jul 17 Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 18 George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60 in the year 1944.  

Jul 19 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated died in the year 1944.  

Jul 20 In the year 1944 arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71  

Jul 21 On this day in history gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau  

Jul 23 In the year 1944 death of bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp  

Jul 24 Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 died on this day in history.  

Jul 25 In the year 1944 death of lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo  

Jul 26 Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 27 In the year 1944 victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68  

Aug 01 Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Aug 03 Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz in the year 1944.  

Aug 05 Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies in the year 1944.  

Aug 08 On this day in history death of erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62  

Aug 10 In the year 1944 berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

Aug 12 Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

Aug 16 In the year 1944 roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28  

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Jan 02 In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02 In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 04 In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05 In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]