Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Oct 15 Philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau died on this day in history.  

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

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 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 Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed died on this day in history.  

Oct 26 Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

Oct 27 Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies on this day in history.  

Oct 30 On this day in history paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66  

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

Nov 07 On this day in history death of richard Sorge & Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo  

Nov 08 Walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies in the year 1944.  

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

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

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

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

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

Nov 16 In the year 1944 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 Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 24 EMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies on this day in history.  

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 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 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 03 In the year 1944 delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75  

Dec 04 On this day in history death of roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879)  

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

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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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]