Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jun 06 In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

Jun 13 Christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies in the year 1944.  

Jun 14 Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78 in the year 1944.  

Jun 16 Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Jun 19 In the year 1944 bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies  

Jun 21 Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 24 On this day in history rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36  

Jun 25 Lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906) died in the year 1944.  

Jun 26 Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies on this day in history.  

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

Jul 01 Carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49 on this day in history.  

Jul 05 On this day in history william Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67  

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

Jul 11 Wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle in the year 1944.  

Jul 16 In the year 1944 death of john Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed  

Jul 17 Hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies in the year 1944.  

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 On this day in history 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 in the year 1944.  

Jul 23 On this day in history death of bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp  

Jul 24 On this day in history death of jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49  

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

Jul 26 On this day in history reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies  

Jul 27 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz  

Aug 05 In the year 1944 maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies  

Aug 08 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 died on this day in history.  

Aug 10 In the year 1944 berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

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

Aug 16 On this day in history roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28  

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

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 in the year 1944.  

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 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.