Page 4: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Aug 17 John trumble: Cricketer (brother of hugh 7 tests 1885-86),  

Aug 18 Cecile chaminade: Composer,  

Aug 19 Gunther von kluge: German field marshal, commits suicide,  

Aug 22 Raymond aimos: Actor (golem, mayerling, la bandera),  

Aug 23 Nikolay andreyevich roslavets: Composer,  

Aug 25 Krijn van den helm: Resistance fighter (kp leeuwarden), shot to death  

Aug 26 Adam von trott zu solz: German diplomat (b. 1909)  

Aug 27 Georg von boeselager: German nobleman (b. 1915)  

Aug 28 Ernst thalmann: German communist,  

Aug 30 Morten nielsen: Danish resistance fighter,  

Aug 31 Killinger: German ambassador to romania, commits suicide  

Sep 02 George w norris: Us senator (lame duck-amendement),  

Sep 03 Frantisek alois drdla: Composer,  

Sep 04 Izaak van der horst: Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

Sep 05 Willem m groenewegen: Resistance fighter, executed  

Sep 06 Robert lejour: Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, murdered  

Sep 07 Eduardo sanchez de fuentes: Composer,  

Sep 08 Jan van gilse: Composer/dutch resistance fighter,  

Sep 10 Jaap p musch: Dutch resistance fighter, murdered by nazis  

Sep 16 Gustav bauer: Chancellor of germany (b. 1870)  

Sep 17 ... kussin: German gen-maj/commanding arnhem,  

Sep 18 Anthony stefanich: British boxer/captain, killed in arnhem  

Sep 19 David lord: British lieutenant/dakota-pilot dfc/vc,  

Sep 20 John grayburn: English (victoria cross),  

Sep 22 "cab" calloway: British scout,  

Sep 23 Colijn: Neth pm, buried  

Sep 25 Jakob schaffner: Swiss writer (irrfahrten),  

Sep 26 Ernst isler: Composer,  

Sep 27 Aimee semple mcpherson: Canada/us evangelist/faith healer,  

Oct 02 Rudolf schmundt: German gen/hitlers army adjunct,  

Oct 04 Al smith: American politician (b. 1873)  

Oct 05 Joseph b "aristide" maillol: French sculptor/graphic artist,  

Oct 08 Wendell lewis wilkie: Republican politician,  

Oct 14 Erwin rommel: German fieldmarshal (ww ii-africa), suicide at 52  

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Jan 02 Peter eotvos: Composer  

Jan 02 Prince norodom ranariddh: Cambodian politician  

Jan 03 Christina von saltza: Us, swimmer (olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

Jan 03 David atherton: English conductor  

Jan 03 Blanche d'alpuget: Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of bob hawke  

Jan 04 Volker hornback: Rocker (tangerine dream)  

Jan 05 Felix arons: Dutch director/actor (waaldrecht)  

Jan 05 Tommie smith: Us, 200m dash (olympic-gold-1968) [or jun 5]