Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jun 06 On this day in history death of danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day  

Jun 09 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS died in the year 1944.  

Jun 10 French Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.  

Jun 13 Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 14 On this day in history lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)  

Jun 19 On this day in history bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies  

Jun 21 In the year 1944 jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies  

Jun 24 In the year 1944 rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36  

Jun 25 In the year 1944 death of lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)  

Jun 26 Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies in the year 1944.  

Jun 27 Werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1944.  

Jul 01 On this day in history carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49  

Jul 05 William Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Jul 07 On this day in history erich Salomon, German photographer, dies  

Jul 11 On this day in history wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle  

Jul 16 John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed died in the year 1944.  

Jul 17 In the year 1944 hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies  

Jul 18 In the year 1944 george A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60  

Jul 19 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated died on this day in history.  

Jul 20 In the year 1944 arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71  

Jul 21 Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau on this day in history.  

Jul 23 In the year 1944 death of bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp  

Jul 24 Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 died in the year 1944.  

Jul 25 On this day in history death of lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo  

Jul 26 In the year 1944 reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies  

Jul 27 On this day in history victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68  

Aug 01 Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65 on this day in history.  

Aug 03 On this day in history felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz  

Aug 05 On this day in history maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies  

Aug 08 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 died in the year 1944.  

Aug 10 Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies on this day in history.  

Aug 12 Joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915) died in the year 1944.  

Aug 16 Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 in the year 1944.  

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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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

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]