Page 5: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Oct 15 Philip Mechanicus, journalist, executed in Auschwitz-Birkenau died in the year 1944.  

Oct 16 On this day in history eric Westberg, composer, dies at 52  

Oct 17 Pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45 in the year 1944.  

Oct 20 In the year 1944 gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65  

Oct 21 On this day in history death of alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877)  

Oct 23 On this day in history death of hana Brady, Holocaust victim  

Oct 24 On this day in history lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54  

Oct 25 On this day in history death of fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed  

Oct 26 On this day in history death of princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom, daughter of Queen Victoria (b. 1857)  

Oct 27 In the year 1944 iman J Van de Bosch, Belgian resistance fighter, dies  

Oct 30 Paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1944.  

Nov 02 In the year 1944 death of thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b. 1889)  

Nov 05 On this day in history death of alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1873)  

Nov 06 On this day in history death of hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest  

Nov 07 Richard Sorge & Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo died on this day in history.  

Nov 08 Walter Nowotny, German combat/jet fighter pilot, dies on this day in history.  

Nov 09 On this day in history death of frank Marshall, American chess player (b. 1877)  

Nov 12 In the year 1944 edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87  

Nov 13 On this day in history paul Graener, composer, dies at 72  

Nov 14 In the year 1944 death of carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (b. 1873)  

Nov 15 Maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed died in the year 1944.  

Nov 16 In the year 1944 charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies  

Nov 17 On this day in history a C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies  

Nov 20 On this day in history sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21  

Nov 22 In the year 1944 arthur Stanley Eddington, dies  

Nov 24 In the year 1944 eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies  

Nov 25 On this day in history kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78  

Nov 27 Leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, Russian physicist (b. 1879) died in the year 1944.  

Nov 28 Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn died on this day in history.  

Nov 30 Max Halbe, writer, dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Dec 02 Filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Dec 03 Delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75 in the year 1944.  

Dec 04 On this day in history death of roger Bresnahan, American baseball player (b. 1879)  

Dec 09 Laird Cregar, actor (Charley's Aunt, Hangover Square), dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02 In the year 1944 birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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 David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

Jan 05 In the year 1944 birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]