Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

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

Jan 03 Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

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 Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 11 On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

Jan 12 On this day in history death of lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)  

Jan 14 Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 19 In the year 1944 harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 20 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 21 On this day in history gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Feb 01 Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 04 Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05 Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 On this day in history death of lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874)  

Feb 08 On this day in history clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies  

Feb 10 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Feb 16 Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

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

Feb 22 On this day in history death of kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869)  

Feb 23 Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies in the year 1944.  

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

Feb 29 On this day in history death of pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)  

Mar 01 On this day in history ... Formans, director Milos Formans mother, dies in Auschwitz  

Mar 04 In the year 1944 death of louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 04 In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.  

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