Famous Deaths In 1944

Jun 06 Danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day died in the year 1944.  

Jun 09 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS died on this day in history.  

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 In the year 1944 lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78  

Jun 16 Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) died in the year 1944.  

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

Jun 21 On this day in history jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies  

Jun 24 Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 26 In the year 1944 billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies  

Jun 27 On this day in history werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52  

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

Jul 05 William Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67 in the year 1944.  

Jul 07 Erich Salomon, German photographer, dies in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 18 On this day in history george A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60  

Jul 19 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated died in the year 1944.  

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 Bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp died on this day in history.  

Jul 24 Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 died on this day in history.  

Jul 25 Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo died on this day in history.  

Jul 26 On this day in history 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 Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies in the year 1944.  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Aug 16 In the year 1944 roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28  

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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 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 birth of david Atherton, English conductor  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

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 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.