Page 6: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Dec 13 Lupe Velez, actress (Joe Palooka), overdoses on seconal at 34 died in the year 1944.  

Dec 15 On this day in history glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40  

Dec 16 In the year 1944 glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40  

Dec 17 Pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26 in the year 1944.  

Dec 19 In the year 1944 death of rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (b. 1856)  

Dec 20 In the year 1944 abbas Hilmi II, viceroy of Egypt (1892-1914), dies at 70  

Dec 22 Antoine Mariotte, composer, dies on 69th birthday in the year 1944.  

Dec 24 On this day in history joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66  

Dec 27 On this day in history amy Marcy Cheney Beach, composer, dies at 77  

Dec 30 Romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78 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 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.  

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 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 on this day in history.