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 On this day in history death of 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS  

Jun 10 French Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.  

Jun 13 Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies in the year 1944.  

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

Jun 24 Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

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

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

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

Jul 01 On this day in history carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49  

Jul 05 On this day in history william Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67  

Jul 07 On this day in history erich Salomon, German photographer, dies  

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

Jul 16 On this day in history death of john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed  

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

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

Jul 19 On this day in history death of carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated  

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

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 Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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 In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

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

Jan 03 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.