Famous Deaths 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 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 Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78 in the year 1944.

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 on this day in history.

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 Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies on this day in history.

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 In the year 1944 erich Salomon, German photographer, dies

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

Jul 16 John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed died in the year 1944.

Jul 17 In the year 1944 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 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated died in the year 1944.

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 on this day in history.

Jul 24 Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 died on this day in history.

Jul 25 On this day in history death of lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo

Jul 26 On this day in history 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 In the year 1944 manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65

Aug 03 Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz in the year 1944.

Aug 05 Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies in the year 1944.

Aug 08 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 died on this day in history.

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 In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer

Jan 02 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.

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 on this day in history.

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.

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