Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

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

Oct 16 On this day in history eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52  

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

Oct 20 Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1944.  

Oct 21 In the year 1944 death of alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877)  

Oct 23 On this day in history death of hana Brady, Holocaust victim  

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

Oct 25 On this day in history death of fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed  

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 On this day in history paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66  

Nov 02 In the year 1944 death of thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b. 1889)  

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 Hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest died in the year 1944.  

Nov 07 Richard Sorge & Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo died in the year 1944.  

Nov 08 Walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies on this day in history.  

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

Nov 12 In the year 1944 edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87  

Nov 13 On this day in history paul Graener, composer, dies at 72  

Nov 14 Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Nov 22 In the year 1944 arthur Stanley Eddington, dies  

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

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

Nov 27 On this day in history death of leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, Russian physicist (b. 1879)  

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 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history death of roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879)  

Dec 09 Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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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 In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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]