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 In the year 1944 glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40  

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

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

Dec 19 Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (b. 1856) died in the year 1944.  

Dec 20 In the year 1944 abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 30 Romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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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 In the year 1944 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 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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.