Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

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

Oct 16 In the year 1944 eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52  

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

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

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

Oct 23 In the year 1944 death of hana Brady, Holocaust victim  

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 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

Oct 27 On this day in history iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies  

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

Nov 02 On this day in history death of thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b. 1889)  

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

Nov 06 Hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest died on this day in history.  

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

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

Nov 09 On this day in history death of frank Marshall, American chess player (b. 1877)  

Nov 12 Edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87 in the year 1944.  

Nov 13 Paul Graener, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.  

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

Nov 15 Maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Nov 16 On this day in history charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies  

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 Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies on this day in history.  

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

Nov 25 Kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Nov 27 Leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, Russian physicist (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

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

Nov 30 In the year 1944 max Halbe, writer, dies at 79  

Dec 02 Filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 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 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.