Famous Deaths In 1944

Jun 06 On this day in history death of danny Brotheridge, British lieutenant, 1st to die during D-Day  

Jun 09 On this day in history death of 99 inhabitants of Tulle, hanged by SS  

Jun 10 French Duwaer, Dutch printer/resistance fighter, executed died on this day in history.  

Jun 13 In the year 1944 christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies  

Jun 14 On this day in history lubor Niederle, Czech archaeologist/slavist, dies at 78  

Jun 16 Marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886) died on this day in history.  

Jun 19 In the year 1944 bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies  

Jun 21 Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies on this day in history.  

Jun 24 Rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36 on this day in history.  

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

Jun 26 On this day in history billy Newham, cricketer (England Test 1887), dies  

Jun 27 Werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52 in the year 1944.  

Jul 01 In the year 1944 carl Mayer, actor (Dreaming Lips, Ariane, Sunrise), dies at 49  

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

Jul 07 Erich Salomon, German photographer, dies in the year 1944.  

Jul 11 In the year 1944 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 in the year 1944.  

Jul 18 George A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60 in the year 1944.  

Jul 19 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated died in the year 1944.  

Jul 20 Arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71 on this day in history.  

Jul 21 Gerrit van den Bosch, led illegal Dutch CPN party, dies in Dachau in the year 1944.  

Jul 23 In the year 1944 death of bernard M Cohen, attorney, killed at Belsen concentration camp  

Jul 24 Jan Postma, leader of illegal Dutch party (CPN), executed at 49 died on this day in history.  

Jul 25 Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo died in the year 1944.  

Jul 26 In the year 1944 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 Manuel Luis Quezón y Molina, pres of Philippines (1935-42), dies at 65 in the year 1944.  

Aug 03 In the year 1944 felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz  

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

Aug 08 On this day in history death of erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62  

Aug 10 On this day in history berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies  

Aug 12 On this day in history death of joseph P. Kennedy, Jr., brother of President John F. Kennedy (b. 1915)  

Aug 16 Roman Padlewski, composer, 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 In the year 1944 birth of prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician  

Jan 03 Christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.  

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 Tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5] was born on this day in history.