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 Glenn Miller, US band leader/jazz composer, dies at 40 on this day in history.  

Dec 16 Glenn Miller, US jazz composer/orch leader (Danny boy), dies at 40 on this day in history.  

Dec 17 In the year 1944 pieter A Roodenburgh, student/resistance fighter, dies at 26  

Dec 19 Rudolph Karstadt, German entrepreneur (b. 1856) died in the year 1944.  

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 on this day in history.  

Dec 24 In the year 1944 joseph Gustav Mraczek, composer, dies at 66  

Dec 27 In the year 1944 amy Marcy Cheney Beach, composer, dies at 77  

Dec 30 In the year 1944 romain Roland, French writer/pacifist (Nobel 1915), dies at 78  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

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 On this day in history 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 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]