Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jun 06 On this day in history death of danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day  

Jun 09 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS died on this day in history.  

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

Jun 13 On this day in history christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies  

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

Jun 16 On this day in history death of marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)  

Jun 19 Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies in the year 1944.  

Jun 21 In the year 1944 jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies  

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

Jun 25 On this day in history death of lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)  

Jun 26 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1944 hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies  

Jul 18 In the year 1944 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 Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 21 On this day in history gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau  

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

Jul 24 Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 died on this day in history.  

Jul 25 Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo died on this day in history.  

Jul 26 Reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies in the year 1944.  

Jul 27 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz  

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

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

Aug 10 Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

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