Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jun 06 Danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day died in the year 1944.  

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

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

Jun 13 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 death of marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)  

Jun 19 On this day in history bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies  

Jun 21 Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies in the year 1944.  

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

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

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

Jul 07 Erich Salomon, German photographer, dies in the year 1944.  

Jul 11 Wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle on this day in history.  

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

Jul 17 Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies on this day in history.  

Jul 18 In the year 1944 george A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60  

Jul 19 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau  

Jul 23 Bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history death of erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62  

Aug 10 In the year 1944 berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

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

Aug 16 In the year 1944 roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28  

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Jan 02 Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.  

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 David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 04 Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.  

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]