Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Mar 10 On this day in history david Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52  

Mar 11 On this day in history hendrik W van Loon, Neth/US radio commentator/writer, dies at 62  

Mar 12 Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861) died on this day in history.  

Mar 14 In the year 1944 pavel Grigor'yevich, composer, dies at 66  

Mar 15 Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86 in the year 1944.  

Mar 18 Benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Mar 19 William Hale Thompson, American mayor of Chicago (b. 1869) died in the year 1944.  

Mar 20 Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83 in the year 1944.  

Mar 22 ... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed died on this day in history.  

Mar 23 O C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash in the year 1944.  

Mar 28 Chayyim Most, Rabbi/Maggid of Kovono, killed by nazis died in the year 1944.  

Mar 31 In the year 1944 mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies  

Apr 02 On this day in history mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71  

Apr 04 John Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51 in the year 1944.  

Apr 05 On this day in history isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90  

Apr 09 On this day in history boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59  

Apr 13 Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Apr 17 J T Hearne, cricketer (took 49 wkts in 12 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 18 Cécile Chamindale, composer, dies in the year 1944.  

Apr 19 Tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44 in the year 1944.  

Apr 22 Mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Apr 24 William Stephens, U.S. political figure (b. 1859) died on this day in history.  

Apr 25 Tony Mullane, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1859) died on this day in history.  

Apr 26 In the year 1944 death of violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893)  

Apr 28 On this day in history death of frank Knox, U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate (b. 1874)  

Apr 29 Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. 1851) died on this day in history.  

May 09 Ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1944.  

May 11 Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37 died in the year 1944.  

May 12 On this day in history arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80  

May 16 George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 26 On this day in history c M Francois, cricketer (WWII, 252 runs in 5 Tests for S Africa), dies  

May 28 In the year 1944 katri Vala, Finnish poet, dies at 42  

May 30 In the year 1944 jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79  

Jun 05 Riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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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 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

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 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.