Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

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

Jan 03 On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

Jan 04 On this day in history death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

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 J Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 11 In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

Jan 12 Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 19 In the year 1944 harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 20 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 23 On this day in history edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80  

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 on this day in history.  

Feb 04 On this day in history death of yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867)  

Feb 05 Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874) died in the year 1944.  

Feb 08 On this day in history clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Feb 16 On this day in history edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37  

Feb 17 Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 21 On this day in history death of ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)  

Feb 22 Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869) died on this day in history.  

Feb 23 In the year 1944 leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies  

Feb 24 Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

Feb 29 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861) died on this day in history.  

Mar 01 ... Formans, director Milos Formans mother, dies in Auschwitz in the year 1944.  

Mar 04 On this day in history death of louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)  

Mar 05 On this day in history max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67  

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

Jan 02 On this day in history 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 In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor  

Jan 03 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]