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 On this day in history death of 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS  

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

Jun 24 Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

Jun 25 Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jun 27 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 erich Salomon, German photographer, dies  

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

Jul 16 On this day in history 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 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 In the year 1944 arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71  

Jul 21 On this day in history 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 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 On this day in history maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies  

Aug 08 In the year 1944 death of erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62  

Aug 10 Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies in the year 1944.  

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 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 In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

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

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

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]