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 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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1944 death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

Jan 11 In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

Jan 12 Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

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 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 William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 On this day in history death of jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882)  

Feb 01 In the year 1944 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 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 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 Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 in the year 1944.  

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

Feb 21 On this day in history death of ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)  

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

Feb 23 On this day in history leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies  

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

Jan 02 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history 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]