Page 6: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Dec 13 On this day in history death of lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34  

Dec 15 On this day in history glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40  

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

Dec 17 Pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26 on this day in history.  

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

Dec 20 On this day in history abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70  

Dec 22 On this day in history antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday  

Dec 24 On this day in history joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66  

Dec 27 Amy Marcy Cheney Beach, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

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 In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]