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 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 J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74  

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

Jan 20 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 Jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882) died on this day in history.  

Feb 01 Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.  

Feb 04 In the year 1944 death of yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867)  

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

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

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861) died on this day in history.  

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

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 On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]