Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jan 01 In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 05 Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

Jan 06 Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

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

Jan 08 On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

Jan 11 Galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies on this day in history.  

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

Jan 14 Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1944 gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 31 In the year 1944 death of jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882)  

Feb 01 Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 04 Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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

Feb 11 In the year 1944 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 Siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76 on this day in history.  

Feb 21 Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1944 death of kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869)  

Feb 23 Leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies in the year 1944.  

Feb 24 In the year 1944 leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80  

Feb 29 In the year 1944 death of pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861)  

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

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

Mar 05 Max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Peter Eotvos, composer was born on this day in history.  

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 On this day in history 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 On this day in history 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.