Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Mar 10 David Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52 in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Mar 15 In the year 1944 otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86  

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

Mar 19 In the year 1944 death of william Hale Thompson, American mayor of Chicago (b. 1869)  

Mar 20 Felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83 on this day in history.  

Mar 22 On this day in history death of ... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed  

Mar 23 O C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash on this day in history.  

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

Mar 31 Mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies in the year 1944.  

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

Apr 13 In the year 1944 cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86  

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

Apr 18 Cécile Chamindale, composer, dies on this day in history.  

Apr 19 On this day in history tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44  

Apr 22 On this day in history mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68  

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

Apr 28 In the year 1944 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 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 On this day in history arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80  

May 16 On this day in history george Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78  

May 26 C M Francois, cricketer (WWII, 252 runs in 5 Tests for S Africa), dies in the year 1944.  

May 28 Katri Vala, Finnish poet, dies at 42 on this day in history.  

May 30 On this day in history jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79  

Jun 05 On this day in history riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02 In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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