Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jun 06 Danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day died on this day in history.  

Jun 09 In the year 1944 death of 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS  

Jun 10 French Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jun 13 Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 14 Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jun 16 Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Jun 19 Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 21 On this day in history jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies  

Jun 24 In the year 1944 rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36  

Jun 25 Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906) died in the year 1944.  

Jun 26 Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies in the year 1944.  

Jun 27 Werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1944.  

Jul 01 In the year 1944 carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49  

Jul 05 William Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1944.  

Jul 07 In the year 1944 erich Salomon, German photographer, dies  

Jul 11 In the year 1944 wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle  

Jul 16 John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed died on this day in history.  

Jul 17 Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies in the year 1944.  

Jul 18 On this day in history george A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60  

Jul 19 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated died in the year 1944.  

Jul 20 On this day in history arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71  

Jul 21 Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau on this day in history.  

Jul 23 Bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp died in the year 1944.  

Jul 24 On this day in history death of jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49  

Jul 25 In the year 1944 death of lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo  

Jul 26 Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies on this day in history.  

Jul 27 On this day in history victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68  

Aug 01 Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65 in the year 1944.  

Aug 03 Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.  

Aug 05 Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies in the year 1944.  

Aug 08 In the year 1944 death of erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62  

Aug 10 On this day in history berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

Aug 12 On this day in history death of joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915)  

Aug 16 Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 02 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.  

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 Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.  

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

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