Famous Deaths 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 In the year 1944 pavel Haas, composer, dies at 45  

Oct 20 On this day in history gabriel Groulez, composer, dies at 65  

Oct 21 In the year 1944 death of alois Kayser, German missionary to Nauru (b. 1877)  

Oct 23 In the year 1944 death of hana Brady, Holocaust victim  

Oct 24 In the year 1944 lauri S A Haarla, Finnish writer (Juudas, Sukeltaja), dies at 54  

Oct 25 Fake Krist, nazi collaborator, killed died in the year 1944.  

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 On this day in history paul Emile Ladmirault, composer, dies at 66  

Nov 02 Thomas Midgley, American chemist and inventor (b. 1889) died in the year 1944.  

Nov 05 Alexis Carrel, French surgeon and biologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. 1873) died in the year 1944.  

Nov 06 Hannah Senesh, Jewish poetess, executed by Nazis in Budapest died on this day in history.  

Nov 07 On this day in history death of richard Sorge & Ozaki, spies, hanged in Tokyo  

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 Edgar Stillman Kelley, US composer (Gulliver), dies at 87 on this day in history.  

Nov 13 Paul Graener, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Nov 14 On this day in history death of carl Flesch, Hungarian violinist (b. 1873)  

Nov 15 In the year 1944 death of maarten Reuchlin, resistance fighter, executed  

Nov 16 Charles Kellaway, cricketer (26 Tests 1910-1928), dies in the year 1944.  

Nov 17 A C MacLaren, cricketer (England batsman from turn of century), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 20 Sekio Nishina, Japanese inventor (kaiten-suicide submarine), dies at 21 in the year 1944.  

Nov 22 Arthur Stanley Eddington, dies in the year 1944.  

Nov 24 On this day in history eMHCH Houtappel, resistance fighter: in Neuengamme, dies  

Nov 25 In the year 1944 kenesaw Mountain Landis, judge/baseball commisioner, dies at 78  

Nov 27 Leonid Isaakovich Mandelshtam, Russian physicist (b. 1879) died on this day in history.  

Nov 28 Bijnen, Dutch opposition leader (LKP), shot to death in Apeldoorn died in the year 1944.  

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

Dec 02 On this day in history filippo T Marinetti, Italian writer (father of futurism), dies at 67  

Dec 03 In the year 1944 delfien Vanhaute, Flemish pastor/poet (Ark of Noah), dies at 75  

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

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