Page 2: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Mar 10 On this day in history david Vogel, Ukrainian author, dies in Auschwitz at 52  

Mar 11 Hendrik W van Loon, Neth/US radio commentator/writer, dies at 62 in the year 1944.  

Mar 12 Artur Gavazzi, Croatian geographer (b. 1861) died in the year 1944.  

Mar 14 Pavel Grigor'yevich, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1944.  

Mar 15 Otto von Below, German commandant (WW I), dies at 86 in the year 1944.  

Mar 18 In the year 1944 benjamin Delmonte, theater director/actor, dies at 79  

Mar 19 In the year 1944 death of william Hale Thompson, American mayor of Chicago (b. 1869)  

Mar 20 In the year 1944 felix Woyrsch, composer, dies at 83  

Mar 22 ... Pucheu, French Internal minister to Vichy, executed died in the year 1944.  

Mar 23 O C Wingate, British general-major (Burma), dies in air crash in the year 1944.  

Mar 28 On this day in history death of chayyim Most, Rabbi/Maggid of Kovono, killed by nazis  

Mar 31 In the year 1944 mineichi Koga, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies  

Apr 02 Mikulas Moyzes, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1944.  

Apr 04 John Peale Bishop, US poet (Undertaker's Garland), dies at 51 in the year 1944.  

Apr 05 On this day in history isolde Kurz, German writer/poetess (Meine Mutter), dies at 90  

Apr 09 On this day in history boleslaw Wallek-Walewski, composer, dies at 59  

Apr 13 Cecile Chaminade, composer, dies at 86 in the year 1944.  

Apr 17 J T Hearne, cricketer (took 49 wkts in 12 Tests for England), dies on this day in history.  

Apr 18 In the year 1944 cécile Chamindale, composer, dies  

Apr 19 Tommy Hitchcock, polo player (Westchester Cup 1924, 27), dies at 44 in the year 1944.  

Apr 22 In the year 1944 mezio Agostini, composer, dies at 68  

Apr 24 William Stephens, U.S. political figure (b. 1859) died in the year 1944.  

Apr 25 Tony Mullane, Irish-born American baseball player (b. 1859) died on this day in history.  

Apr 26 Violette Morris, French athlete (b. 1893) died in the year 1944.  

Apr 28 On this day in history death of frank Knox, U.S. Vice-Presidential candidate (b. 1874)  

Apr 29 On this day in history death of bernardino Machado, President of Portugal (b. 1851)  

May 09 On this day in history ethel Mary Smyth, composer, dies at 86  

May 11 Henk Hos, resistance fighter, executed at 37 died in the year 1944.  

May 12 Arthur T Quiller-Couch [Q], British author/critic, dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

May 16 George Ade, US novelist/playwright (Counsel Widow), dies at 78 on this day in history.  

May 26 C M Francois, cricketer (WWII, 252 runs in 5 Tests for S Africa), dies in the year 1944.  

May 28 Katri Vala, Finnish poet, dies at 42 in the year 1944.  

May 30 Jessie Ralph, actress (Good Earth, San Francisco), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Jun 05 Riccardo Zandonai, composer, dies at 61 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 Peter Eotvos, composer was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 02 In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

Jan 03 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 04 In the year 1944 birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]