Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jan 01 C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

Jan 04 Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died in the year 1944.  

Jan 05 Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

Jan 06 Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 07 On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

Jan 08 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

Jan 12 On this day in history death of lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)  

Jan 14 Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 in the year 1944.  

Jan 19 Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1944 william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75  

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 Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867) died in the year 1944.  

Feb 05 Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79 in the year 1944.  

Feb 07 Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874) died in the year 1944.  

Feb 08 Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies on this day in history.  

Feb 10 In the year 1944 death of eugène Michel Antoniadi, Greek astronomer, a crater on Mars and the Antoniadi crater on the Moon were named in his honor (b. 1870)  

Feb 11 Ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies in the year 1944.  

Feb 16 Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37 in the year 1944.  

Feb 17 On this day in history fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64  

Feb 19 In the year 1944 siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76  

Feb 21 In the year 1944 death of ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)  

Feb 22 Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869) died on this day in history.  

Feb 23 Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies in the year 1944.  

Feb 24 In the year 1944 leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80  

Feb 29 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 05 In the year 1944 max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67  

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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 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor  

Jan 03 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.