Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jan 01 C T B Turner, cricket (17 Tests 1886-95, 101 wkt All time great), dies in the year 1944.  

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

Jan 04 Henri "Hans" Flu, Indonesian/Dutch family doctor/antifascist, murder died on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1944 adolph Goldschmidt, German/Swiss art historian, dies at 80  

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

Jan 07 In the year 1944 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 In the year 1944 death of lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915)  

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 In the year 1944 death of james McKeen Cattell, American psychologist (b. 1860)  

Jan 21 Gustaaf DFL Schamelhout, Flemish physician/writer, dies at 74 in the year 1944.  

Jan 23 Edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80 on this day in history.  

Jan 29 William Allen White, US journalist (Emporia Gazette), dies at 75 in the year 1944.  

Jan 31 On this day in history death of jean Giraudoux, French writer (b. 1882)  

Feb 01 Martin Lunssens, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

Feb 04 Yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867) died on this day in history.  

Feb 05 In the year 1944 robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79  

Feb 07 Lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874) died in the year 1944.  

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

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

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 in the year 1944.  

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

Feb 19 On this day in history siegfried Garibaldi Kallenberg, composer, dies at 76  

Feb 21 Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

Feb 22 In the year 1944 death of kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Gandhi (b. 1869)  

Feb 23 In the year 1944 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 on this day in history.  

Mar 01 In the year 1944 ... Formans, director Milos Formans mother, dies in Auschwitz  

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

Mar 05 In the year 1944 max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67  

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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 on this day in history.  

Jan 03 David Atherton, English conductor was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 birth of blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke  

Jan 04 On this day in history birth of volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream)  

Jan 05 Felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht) was born in the year 1944.  

Jan 05 On this day in history birth of tommie Smith, US, 200m dash (Olympic-gold-1968) [or Jun 5]