Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Mar 10 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 death of artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861)  

Mar 14 Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1944.  

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

Mar 18 On this day in history benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79  

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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Mar 31 Mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1944 isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90  

Apr 09 In the year 1944 boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59  

Apr 13 On this day in history cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86  

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

Apr 18 On this day in history cécile Chamindale, composer, dies  

Apr 19 Tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

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

Apr 24 On this day in history death of william Stephens, U.S. political figure (b. 1859)  

Apr 25 In the year 1944 death of tony Mullane, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1859)  

Apr 26 On this day in history death of violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893)  

Apr 28 Frank Knox, U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate (b. 1874) died in the year 1944.  

Apr 29 On this day in history death of bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. 1851)  

May 09 On this day in history ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86  

May 11 In the year 1944 death of henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37  

May 12 In the year 1944 arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80  

May 16 George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 in the year 1944.  

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

May 28 On this day in history katri Vala, Finnish poet, dies at 42  

May 30 Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79 in the year 1944.  

Jun 05 In the year 1944 riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

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