Famous Deaths 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 On this day in history death of artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861)

Mar 14 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.

Mar 20 In the year 1944 felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83

Mar 22 ... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed died in the year 1944.

Mar 23 On this day in history o C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash

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

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

Apr 02 Mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71 on this day in history.

Apr 04 John Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51 on this day in history.

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

Apr 09 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59 in the year 1944.

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

Apr 17 In the year 1944 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 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 Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) died on this day in history.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jun 05 Riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61 in the year 1944.

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Jan 02 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor

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