Famous Deaths In 1944

Jan 01 C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history death of jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873)  

Jan 04 In the year 1944 death of henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder  

Jan 05 Adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 06 Ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 07 On this day in history death of j Verleun, Dutch resistance fighter, executed  

Jan 08 William Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878) died on this day in history.  

Jan 11 On this day in history galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

Jan 12 Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915) died on this day in history.  

Jan 14 Mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74 in the year 1944.  

Jan 19 In the year 1944 harold Fraser-Simson, composer, dies at 71  

Jan 20 James McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 21 Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 23 Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 in the year 1944.  

Jan 29 In the year 1944 william Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75  

Jan 31 In the year 1944 death of jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882)  

Feb 01 Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1944.  

Feb 04 In the year 1944 death of yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867)  

Feb 05 Robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79 on this day in history.  

Feb 07 Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874) died on this day in history.  

Feb 08 On this day in history clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies  

Feb 10 Eugène Michel Antoniadi, Greek astronomer, a crater on Mars and the Antoniadi crater on the Moon were named in his honor (b. 1870) died on this day in history.  

Feb 11 On this day in history ivan Sollertinski, friend of Russian composer D Sjostakovitsj, dies  

Feb 16 Edmund von Borck, composer, dies at 37 on this day in history.  

Feb 17 On this day in history fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64  

Feb 19 In the year 1944 siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76  

Feb 21 On this day in history death of ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)  

Feb 22 Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869) died in the year 1944.  

Feb 23 On this day in history leo Hendrick Baekeland, inventor (Bakelite), dies  

Feb 24 Leo H A Baekeland, Belgian/US chemist (bakeliet), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Feb 29 Pehr Evind Svinhufvud, President of Finland (b. 1861) died in the year 1944.  

Mar 01 ... Formans, director Milos Formans mother, dies in Auschwitz on this day in history.  

Mar 04 Louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed) died on this day in history.  

Mar 05 On this day in history max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67  

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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 In the year 1944 birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

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

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 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 in the year 1944.