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 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jun 16 In the year 1944 death of marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)  

Jun 19 In the year 1944 bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies  

Jun 21 On this day in history jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies  

Jun 24 On this day in history rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36  

Jun 25 In the year 1944 death of lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)  

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

Jun 27 On this day in history werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52  

Jul 01 In the year 1944 carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49  

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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 20 On this day in history arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71  

Jul 21 In the year 1944 gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau  

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

Jul 24 Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 died in the year 1944.  

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 Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

Aug 01 In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Aug 08 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 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 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.