Famous Deaths In 1944

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 on this day in history.

Jan 04 In the year 1944 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 Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.

Jan 07 J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.

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

Jan 11 Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies in the year 1944.

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 on this day in history.

Jan 19 In the year 1944 harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71

Jan 20 In the year 1944 death of james McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860)

Jan 21 On this day in history gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74

Jan 23 On this day in history edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80

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 in the year 1944.

Feb 01 In the year 1944 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 Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79 in the year 1944.

Feb 07 Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874) died on this day in history.

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

Feb 10 On this day in history 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 In the year 1944 fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64

Feb 19 On this day in history siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76

Feb 21 Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873) died on this day in history.

Feb 22 Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869) died in the year 1944.

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

Feb 24 Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80 in the year 1944.

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 on this day in history.

Mar 04 Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) died in the year 1944.

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

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.

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

Jan 04 Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.

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

Jan 05 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.