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

Jun 10 French Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jun 19 Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 21 Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 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 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 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 23 In the year 1944 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 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 In the year 1944 manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65  

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 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 On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.