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 in the year 1944.  

Jun 14 Lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

Jun 16 On this day in history death of marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)  

Jun 19 In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Jun 25 On this day in history death of lucha Reyes, Mexican singer (b. 1906)  

Jun 26 Billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 27 Werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 05 In the year 1944 william Gillies Whittaker, composer, dies at 67  

Jul 07 In the year 1944 erich Salomon, German photographer, dies  

Jul 11 On this day in history wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle  

Jul 16 On this day in history 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 On this day in history death of carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jul 23 On this day in history death of bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp  

Jul 24 In the year 1944 death of jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49  

Jul 25 On this day in history death of lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo  

Jul 26 On this day in history reza Sjah Pahlawi, [Reza Chan], cossack officer/shah of Persia, dies  

Jul 27 In the year 1944 victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68  

Aug 01 On this day in history manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65  

Aug 03 Felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz in the year 1944.  

Aug 05 On this day in history maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies  

Aug 08 Erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62 died in the year 1944.  

Aug 10 In the year 1944 berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

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

Aug 16 Roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28 on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born in the year 1944.