Famous Deaths In 1944

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

Jan 03 In the year 1944 death of jurgis Baltrušaitis, 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 Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.

Jan 07 On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed

Jan 08 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.

Jan 11 In the year 1944 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 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 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) died in the year 1944.

Jan 21 Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 in the year 1944.

Jan 23 In the year 1944 edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80

Jan 29 William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 in the year 1944.

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 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.

Feb 11 On this day in history ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies

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

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

Feb 19 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.

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 in the year 1944.

Feb 23 In the year 1944 leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies

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

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 on this day in history.

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

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

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 in the year 1944.

Jan 04 Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.

Jan 05 In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]