Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jan 01 C t b turner: Cricket (17 tests 1886-95, 101 wkt all time great),  

Jan 03 Jurgis baltruÅ¡aitis: Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

Jan 04 Henri "hans" flu: Indonesian/dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

Jan 05 Adolph goldschmidt: German/swiss art historian,  

Jan 06 Ida tarbell: American journalist (b. 1857)  

Jan 07 J verleun: Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

Jan 08 William kissam vanderbilt ii: Member of the vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

Jan 11 Galeazzo count of cortellazzo ciano: Italian politician,  

Jan 12 Lance c. wade: American pilot (b. 1915)  

Jan 14 Mohammed emin yurdakul: Turkish poet,  

Jan 19 Harold fraser-simson: Composer,  

Jan 20 James mckeen cattell: American psychologist (b. 1860)  

Jan 21 Gustaaf dfl schamelhout: Flemish physician/writer,  

Jan 23 Edvard munch: Norwegian painter (the scream),  

Jan 29 William allen white: Us journalist (emporia gazette),  

Jan 31 Jean giraudoux: French writer (b. 1882)  

Feb 01 Martin lunssens: Composer,  

Feb 04 Yvette guilbert: French singer and actress (b. 1867)  

Feb 05 Robert e park: Sociologist (human ecology, marginal man),  

Feb 07 Lina cavalieri: Italian soprano (b. 1874)  

Feb 08 Clem wilson: Cricketer (bro of rockley, 2 tests for engld 1896),  

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)  

Feb 11 Ivan sollertinski: Friend of russian composer d sjostakovitsj,  

Feb 16 Edmund von borck: Composer,  

Feb 17 Fausto agnelli: Swiss painter,  

Feb 19 Siegfried garibaldi kallenberg: Composer,  

Feb 21 Ferenc szisz: Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)  

Feb 22 Kasturba gandhi: Wife of mohandas gandhi (b. 1869)  

Feb 23 Leo hendrick baekeland: Inventor (bakelite),  

Feb 24 Leo h a baekeland: Belgian/us chemist (bakeliet),  

Feb 29 Pehr evind svinhufvud: President of finland (b. 1861)  

Mar 01 ... formans: Director milos formans mother,  

Mar 04 Louis capone: New york organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)  

Mar 05 Max jacob: French writer,  

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Jan 02 Peter eotvos: Composer  

Jan 02 Prince norodom ranariddh: Cambodian politician  

Jan 03 Christina von saltza: Us, swimmer (olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

Jan 03 David atherton: English conductor  

Jan 03 Blanche d'alpuget: Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of bob hawke  

Jan 04 Volker hornback: Rocker (tangerine dream)  

Jan 05 Felix arons: Dutch director/actor (waaldrecht)  

Jan 05 Tommie smith: Us, 200m dash (olympic-gold-1968) [or jun 5]