Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

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

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

Jan 04 In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

Jan 05 On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

Jan 06 On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

Jan 07 In the year 1944 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 Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.  

Jan 12 In the year 1944 death of lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)  

Jan 14 On this day in history mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74  

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

Jan 20 On this day in history death of james McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860)  

Jan 21 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 death of jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882)  

Feb 01 Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.  

Feb 04 Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867) died in the year 1944.  

Feb 05 In the year 1944 robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79  

Feb 07 In the year 1944 death of lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874)  

Feb 08 In the year 1944 clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies  

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 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies  

Feb 24 On this day in history leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80  

Feb 29 In the year 1944 death of pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)  

Mar 01 In the year 1944 ... Formans, director Milos Formans mother, dies in Auschwitz  

Mar 04 Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) died on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 02 In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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