Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Oct 15 In the year 1944 death of philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau  

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

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

Oct 20 Gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Oct 21 On this day in history death of alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877)  

Oct 23 Hana Brady, Holocaust victim died in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

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 Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 09 Frank Marshall, American chess player (b. 1877) died in the year 1944.  

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

Nov 13 On this day in history paul Graener, composer, dies at 72  

Nov 14 On this day in history death of carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (b. 1873)  

Nov 15 Maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.  

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

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

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 on this day in history.  

Nov 27 In the year 1944 death of leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, Russian physicist (b. 1879)  

Nov 28 In the year 1944 death of bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn  

Nov 30 Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 in the year 1944.  

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

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 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 In the year 1944 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 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 in the year 1944.  

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]