Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jun 06 Danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day died in the year 1944.  

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

Jun 10 In the year 1944 death of french Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jun 21 Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies in the year 1944.  

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

Jun 25 In the year 1944 death of lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)  

Jun 26 In the year 1944 billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies  

Jun 27 In the year 1944 werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52  

Jul 01 Carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Jul 05 William Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 Erich Salomon, German photographer, dies in the year 1944.  

Jul 11 On this day in history 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 On this day in history hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 20 In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Jul 23 Bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp died on this day in history.  

Jul 24 In the year 1944 death of jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49  

Jul 25 On this day in history death of lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo  

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

Jul 27 Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Aug 01 On this day in history manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65  

Aug 03 Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz in the year 1944.  

Aug 05 On this day in history maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies  

Aug 08 On this day in history death of erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62  

Aug 10 In the year 1944 berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

Aug 12 Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

Aug 16 On this day in history roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28  

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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 On this day in history birth of david Atherton, English conductor  

Jan 03 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 04 Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]