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 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 On this day in history 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 Lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Oct 27 Iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies in the year 1944.  

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

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

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

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

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

Nov 17 On this day in history a C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies  

Nov 20 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75  

Dec 04 Roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879) died in the year 1944.  

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

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Jan 02 In the year 1944 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 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 In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]