Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

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

Mar 11 Hendrik W van Loon, Neth/US radio commentator/writer, dies at 62 in the year 1944.  

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 On this day in history otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86  

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

Mar 22 ... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed died on this day in history.  

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

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 Mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1944.  

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

Apr 05 Isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90 on this day in history.  

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

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 In the year 1944 cécile Chamindale, composer, dies  

Apr 19 In the year 1944 tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44  

Apr 22 Mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1944.  

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

Apr 25 Tony Mullane, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1859) died on this day in history.  

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 Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37 died in the year 1944.  

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 Katri Vala, Finnish poet, dies at 42 in the year 1944.  

May 30 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 05 In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]