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 In the year 1944 lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78  

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 Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1944.  

Jun 25 Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906) died on this day in history.  

Jun 26 Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Jul 01 Carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49 in the year 1944.  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 On this day in history death of bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp  

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

Jul 25 Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo died in the year 1944.  

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

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

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

Aug 03 On this day in history felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz  

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

Aug 08 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 died in the year 1944.  

Aug 10 In the year 1944 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

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