Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Oct 15 Philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau died in the year 1944.  

Oct 16 Eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1944.  

Oct 17 Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 on this day in history.  

Oct 20 In the year 1944 gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65  

Oct 21 Alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877) died in the year 1944.  

Oct 23 Hana Brady, Holocaust victim died in the year 1944.  

Oct 24 On this day in history lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54  

Oct 25 Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed died in the year 1944.  

Oct 26 On this day in history death of princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857)  

Oct 27 In the year 1944 iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies  

Oct 30 In the year 1944 paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66  

Nov 02 Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b. 1889) died in the year 1944.  

Nov 05 Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Nov 06 On this day in history death of hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest  

Nov 07 In the year 1944 death of richard Sorge & Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo  

Nov 08 On this day in history walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies  

Nov 09 In the year 1944 death of frank Marshall, American chess player (b. 1877)  

Nov 12 Edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Nov 13 Paul Graener, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Nov 14 Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Nov 15 On this day in history death of maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed  

Nov 16 Charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 17 In the year 1944 a C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies  

Nov 20 In the year 1944 sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21  

Nov 22 On this day in history arthur Stanley Eddington, dies  

Nov 24 On this day in history eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies  

Nov 25 On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78  

Nov 27 Leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, Russian physicist (b. 1879) died in the year 1944.  

Nov 28 Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn died in the year 1944.  

Nov 30 Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Dec 02 Filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67 in the year 1944.  

Dec 03 Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75 in the year 1944.  

Dec 04 Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Dec 09 In the year 1944 laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), 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 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.