Famous Deaths In 1944

Oct 15 Philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau died on this day in history.  

Oct 16 On this day in history eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52  

Oct 17 Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Oct 20 Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1944.  

Oct 21 In the year 1944 death of alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877)  

Oct 23 In the year 1944 death of hana Brady, Holocaust victim  

Oct 24 In the year 1944 lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54  

Oct 25 On this day in history death of fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed  

Oct 26 In the year 1944 death of princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857)  

Oct 27 In the year 1944 iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies  

Oct 30 Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Nov 02 On this day in history death of thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b. 1889)  

Nov 05 Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

Nov 06 On this day in history death of hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest  

Nov 07 Richard Sorge & Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo died on this day in history.  

Nov 08 Walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 09 Frank Marshall, American chess player (b. 1877) died in the year 1944.  

Nov 12 In the year 1944 edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87  

Nov 13 Paul Graener, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.  

Nov 14 On this day in history death of carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (b. 1873)  

Nov 15 Maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Nov 16 In the year 1944 charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies  

Nov 17 A C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies in the year 1944.  

Nov 20 Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on this day in history.  

Nov 22 In the year 1944 arthur Stanley Eddington, dies  

Nov 24 EMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies in the year 1944.  

Nov 25 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Nov 27 On this day in history death of leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, Russian physicist (b. 1879)  

Nov 28 On this day in history death of bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn  

Nov 30 Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 in the year 1944.  

Dec 02 On this day in history filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67  

Dec 03 Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Dec 04 On this day in history death of roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879)  

Dec 09 In the year 1944 laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28  

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Jan 02 Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 02 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]