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 on this day in history.  

Oct 17 Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1944.  

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

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 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 In the year 1944 death of princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857)  

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

Oct 30 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 death of hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest  

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

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 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 on this day in history.  

Nov 17 In the year 1944 a C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies  

Nov 20 Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 on this day in history.  

Nov 22 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 max Halbe, writer, dies at 79  

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 Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.