Famous Deaths In 1944

Jan 01 In the year 1944 c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies  

Jan 03 Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 05 In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

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

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

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

Jan 14 In the year 1944 mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74  

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

Jan 23 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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 Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies in the year 1944.  

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 Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

Feb 19 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76 in the year 1944.  

Feb 21 Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

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

Feb 23 Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies on this day in history.  

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

Feb 29 In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 05 On this day in history 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 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.  

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 On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 In the year 1944 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]