Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Mar 10 David Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52 on this day in history.  

Mar 11 Hendrik W van Loon, Neth/US radio commentator/writer, dies at 62 on this day in history.  

Mar 12 On this day in history death of artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861)  

Mar 14 Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Mar 20 On this day in history felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83  

Mar 22 In the year 1944 death of ... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed  

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

Mar 28 On this day in history 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 Mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1944.  

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

Apr 05 Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90 in the year 1944.  

Apr 09 Boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59 on this day in history.  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Apr 24 William Stephens, U.S. political figure (b. 1859) died in the year 1944.  

Apr 25 On this day in history death of tony Mullane, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1859)  

Apr 26 Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) died in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

May 09 Ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86 on this day in history.  

May 11 On this day in history death of henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37  

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

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

May 26 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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Jan 02 Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 05 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.