Famous Deaths 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 In the year 1944 pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45

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

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

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

Nov 08 On this day in history walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies

Nov 09 In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.

Nov 14 Carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (b. 1873) died on this day in history.

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 on this day in history.

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

Nov 22 Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies in the year 1944.

Nov 24 In the year 1944 eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies

Nov 25 On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78

Nov 27 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 max Halbe, writer, dies at 79

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

Dec 03 Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75 in the year 1944.

Dec 04 In the year 1944 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 Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.

Jan 02 In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician

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 in the year 1944.

Jan 03 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.

Jan 04 In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.

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