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 Hendrik W van Loon, Neth/US radio commentator/writer, dies at 62 in the year 1944.  

Mar 12 Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861) died in the year 1944.  

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

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

Mar 18 In the year 1944 benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79  

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 ... 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 28 In the year 1944 death of chayyim Most, Rabbi/Maggid of Kovono, killed by nazis  

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 on this day in history.  

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 Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Apr 24 In the year 1944 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 Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) died on this day in history.  

Apr 28 Frank Knox, U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate (b. 1874) died on this day in history.  

Apr 29 Bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. 1851) died in the year 1944.  

May 09 In the year 1944 ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86  

May 11 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1944 riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61  

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Jan 02 In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]