Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jun 06 In the year 1944 death of danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day  

Jun 09 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS died in the year 1944.  

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

Jun 16 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies  

Jun 24 Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 in the year 1944.  

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 On this day in history werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52  

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

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 On this day in history wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle  

Jul 16 In the year 1944 death of john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed  

Jul 17 In the year 1944 hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies  

Jul 18 George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60 in the year 1944.  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 27 Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 in the year 1944.  

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

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

Aug 05 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

Aug 12 In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 02 On this day in history birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

Jan 03 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

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]