Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jan 01 On this day in history c T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies  

Jan 03 Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 04 Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.  

Jan 05 On this day in history adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

Jan 06 Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 07 On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

Jan 08 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 11 On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

Jan 12 In the year 1944 death of lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)  

Jan 14 In the year 1944 mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74  

Jan 19 On this day in history harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 20 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) died on this day in history.  

Jan 21 Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 in the year 1944.  

Jan 23 Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

Jan 29 William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 in the year 1944.  

Jan 31 Jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882) died in the year 1944.  

Feb 01 Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.  

Feb 04 In the year 1944 death of yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867)  

Feb 05 In the year 1944 robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79  

Feb 07 On this day in history death of lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874)  

Feb 08 Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies in the year 1944.  

Feb 10 Eugène Michel Antoniadi, Greek astronomer, a crater on Mars and the Antoniadi crater on the Moon were named in his honor (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Feb 11 On this day in history ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies  

Feb 16 In the year 1944 edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37  

Feb 17 In the year 1944 fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64  

Feb 19 In the year 1944 siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76  

Feb 21 In the year 1944 death of ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)  

Feb 22 On this day in history death of kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869)  

Feb 23 On this day in history leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies  

Feb 24 Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 29 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861) died in the year 1944.  

Mar 01 On this day in history ... Formans, director Milos Formans mother, dies in Auschwitz  

Mar 04 Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) died in the year 1944.  

Mar 05 Max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67 in the year 1944.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 On this day in history 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 In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.