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 In the year 1944 death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

Jan 04 On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

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

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

Jan 07 J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jan 08 On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

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

Jan 12 Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 19 Harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 21 Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 05 On this day in history robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Feb 16 In the year 1944 edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37  

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 On this day in history death of ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)  

Feb 22 In the year 1944 death of kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869)  

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 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 In the year 1944 death of louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)  

Mar 05 Max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

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

Jan 03 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.  

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