Famous Deaths Happened 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 Jurgis BaltruÅ¡aitis, Lithuanian poet (b. 1873) died on this day in history.  

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 in the year 1944.  

Jan 06 On this day in history death of ida Tarbell, American journalist (b. 1857)  

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

Jan 08 On this day in history death of william Kissam Vanderbilt II, member of the Vanderbilt family (b. 1878)  

Jan 11 In the year 1944 galeazzo count of Cortellazzo Ciano, Italian politician, dies  

Jan 12 Lance C. Wade, American pilot (b. 1915) died in the year 1944.  

Jan 14 On this day in history mohammed Emin Yurdakul, Turkish poet, dies at about 74  

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 On this day in history edvard Munch, Norwegian painter (The Scream), dies at 80  

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 On this day in history death of yvette Guilbert, French singer and actress (b. 1867)  

Feb 05 On this day in history robert E Park, sociologist (human ecology, marginal man), dies at 79  

Feb 07 On this day in history death of lina Cavalieri, Italian soprano (b. 1874)  

Feb 08 Clem Wilson, cricketer (bro of Rockley, 2 Tests for Engld 1896), dies in the year 1944.  

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 In the year 1944 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 Fausto Agnelli, Swiss painter, dies at 64 on this day in history.  

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

Feb 21 In the year 1944 death of ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-born race car driver (b. 1873)  

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

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

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

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

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

Mar 04 In the year 1944 death of louis Capone, New York organized crime figure (b. 1896) (executed)  

Mar 05 Max Jacob, French writer, dies in nazi concentration camp at 67 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 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 Blanche d'Alpuget, Australian novelist, biographer and second wife of Bob Hawke was born on this day in history.  

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]