Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Oct 15 In the year 1944 death of philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau  

Oct 16 Eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Oct 17 On this day in history pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45  

Oct 20 On this day in history gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65  

Oct 21 Alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

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

Oct 24 Lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies  

Oct 30 Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1944.  

Nov 02 Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b. 1889) died on this day in history.  

Nov 05 In the year 1944 death of alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1873)  

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 In the year 1944 walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies  

Nov 09 Frank Marshall, American chess player (b. 1877) died on this day in history.  

Nov 12 On this day in history edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87  

Nov 13 In the year 1944 paul Graener, composer, dies at 72  

Nov 14 In the year 1944 death of carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (b. 1873)  

Nov 15 Maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.  

Nov 16 Charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies in the year 1944.  

Nov 17 A C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 20 Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 in the year 1944.  

Nov 22 In the year 1944 arthur Stanley Eddington, dies  

Nov 24 EMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies in the year 1944.  

Nov 25 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78 in the year 1944.  

Nov 27 In the year 1944 death of leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, Russian physicist (b. 1879)  

Nov 28 On this day in history death of bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn  

Nov 30 Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 in the year 1944.  

Dec 02 On this day in history filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67  

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 Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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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 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 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 In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]