Page 3: Famous Deaths Happened In 1944

Jun 06 In the year 1944 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 On this day in history christopher Heseltine, cricketer (2 Tests for England 1895-96), dies  

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

Jun 16 In the year 1944 death of marc Bloch, French historian (executed) (b. 1886)  

Jun 19 Bill Bradley, cricketer (bowled for England in two Tests 1899), dies on this day in history.  

Jun 21 Jan Bonekamp, Dutch resistance fighter/friend of Hannie Schaft, dies in the year 1944.  

Jun 24 In the year 1944 rio Gebhardt, composer, dies at 36  

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 In the year 1944 werner Wehrli, composer, dies at 52  

Jul 01 On this day in history 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 Wolfgang Redlich, German major/pilot, dies in battle in the year 1944.  

Jul 16 John Post, Dutch farmer/resistance fighter (passage fight), executed died in the year 1944.  

Jul 17 In the year 1944 hugh Rigby, English portrait painter (King George V 1928-32), dies  

Jul 18 On this day in history george A Hartland, English MP (Norwich 1931-35), dies at 60  

Jul 19 Carl Bock, Danish Gestapo agent, liquidated died on this day in history.  

Jul 20 On this day in history arthur J Treadwell, English mayor of Stoke Newington, dies at about 71  

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

Jul 23 In the year 1944 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 Lesley J McNair, US lt-general, killed by US bomb at St-Lo died in the year 1944.  

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

Jul 27 Victor Jean Leonard Vreuls, composer, dies at 68 on this day in history.  

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

Aug 03 On this day in history felix Nussbaum, German painter (Widerstandskunst), dies in Auschwitz  

Aug 05 Maurice Turnbull, cricketer (England)/rugby (Wales), dies in the year 1944.  

Aug 08 In the year 1944 death of erwin von Witzleben, German fieldmarshal, hanged at 62  

Aug 10 Berthold Schenk von Stauffenberg, attempt Hitler assassination, dies in the year 1944.  

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

Aug 16 In the year 1944 roman Padlewski, composer, dies at 28  

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Jan 02 On this day in history birth of peter Eotvos, composer  

Jan 02 Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian politician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03 On this day in history birth of christina von Saltza, US, swimmer (Olympic-3 gold/silver-1960)  

Jan 03 In the year 1944 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 Volker Hornback, rocker (Tangerine Dream) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05 In the year 1944 birth of felix Arons, Dutch director/actor (Waaldrecht)  

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