Page 6: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Dec 13 Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34 died on this day in history.  

Dec 15 Glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40 in the year 1944.  

Dec 16 Glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40 in the year 1944.  

Dec 17 In the year 1944 pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26  

Dec 19 In the year 1944 death of rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (b. 1856)  

Dec 20 Abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70 in the year 1944.  

Dec 22 Antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday in the year 1944.  

Dec 24 Joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Dec 27 Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1944.  

Dec 30 On this day in history romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born in the year 1944.  

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]