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In the year 1944
638 Notable deaths
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal (1891-1944).
Born November 15th, 1891 in Heidenheim an der Brenz.
Died October 14th, 1944 at 52 years old in Herrlingen (cyanide poisoning).
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Greek prince; father of prince philip, duke of edinburgh (1882-1944).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Tatoi Palace.
Died December 3rd, 1944 at 62 years old in Hotel Metropole.
Florence Foster Jenkins
American soprano, renowned for her lack of musical skill and singing ability.
Born July 19th, 1868 in Pennsylvania.
Died November 26th, 1944 at 76 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
German aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907-1944).
Born November 15th, 1907 in Jettingen-Scheppach. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1944 at 36 years old in Bendlerblock (gunshot wound).
Glenn Miller
American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Clarinda.
Died December 15th, 1944 at 40 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
Jean Tatlock
American activist (1914-1944).
Born February 21st, 1914 in Ann Arbor.
Died January 5th, 1944 at 29 years old in San Francisco (drowning).
Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter. (1863–1944).
Born December 12th, 1863 in Ådalsbruk.
Died January 23rd, 1944 at 80 years old in Ekely.
Wassily Kandinsky
Avant-garde painter of russian origin (1866–1944).
Born December 4th, 1866 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1944 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (stroke). [ref]
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944).
Born April 1st, 1898 in Manhattan.
Died July 17th, 1944 at 46 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter (1872–1944).
Born March 7th, 1872 in Amersfoort. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1944 at 71 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Reza Shah
Shah of iran from 1925 to 1941 and founder of the pahlavi dynasty.
Born March 15th, 1878 in Alasht.
Died July 26th, 1944 at 66 years old in Johannesburg (cardiovascular disease).
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator.
Born June 29th, 1900 in Lyon. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1944 at 44 years old in Mediterranean Sea, île de Riou (aircraft crash). [ref]
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
Member of the house of battenberg (1857–1944).
Born April 14th, 1857 in Buckingham Palace.
Died October 26th, 1944 at 87 years old in Brantridge Park.
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
Junior officer in the united states navy and elder brother of john f. kennedy.
Died August 12th, 1944 at 29 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Us army medal of honor recipient (1886–1944).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Oyster Bay.
Died July 12th, 1944 at 56 years old in Méautis (myocardial infarction).
Manuel L. Quezon
President of the philippines from 1935 to 1944.
Born August 19th, 1878 in Baler.
Died August 1st, 1944 at 65 years old in Saranac Lake (tuberculosis). [ref]
Kasturba Gandhi
Wife of mahatma gandhi, an indian leader of british era (1869-1944).
Born April 11th, 1869 in Porbandar.
Died February 22nd, 1944 at 74 years old in Aga Khan Palace (myocardial infarction, bronchopneumonia).
Lupe Vélez
Mexican actress, dancer and vedette (1908-1944).
Born July 18th, 1908 in San Luis Potosí.
Died December 13th, 1944 at 36 years old in Beverly Hills (barbiturate overdose).
Noor Inayat Khan
Ww2 soe british agent (1914–1944).
Born January 1st, 1914 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1944 at 30 years old in Dachau concentration camp (gunshot wound).
Dadasaheb Phalke
Indian film producer, director and screenwriter (1870–1944).
Born April 30th, 1870 in Nashik.
Died February 16th, 1944 at 73 years old in Nashik.
Claude Bowes-Lyon, 14th Earl of Strathmore and Kinghorne
British aristocrat (1855-1944); father of queen elizabeth the queen mother; maternal grandfather of elizabeth ii.
Born March 14th, 1855 in Chelsea.
Died November 7th, 1944 at 89 years old in Glamis Castle (bronchitis).
Al Smith
American statesman and governor (1873–1944).
Born December 30th, 1873 in Manhattan.
Died October 4th, 1944 at 70 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Mildred Harris
American actress (1901–1944).
Born November 29th, 1901 in Cheyenne.
Died July 20th, 1944 at 42 years old in Hollywood (pneumonia).
Aimee Semple McPherson
Canadian-american evangelist and media celebrity (1890-1944).
Born October 9th, 1890 in Salford.
Died September 27th, 1944 at 53 years old in Oakland (drug overdose).
August Landmesser
German shipyard worker and anti-nazi protester.
Born May 24th, 1910 in Moorrege.
Died October 17th, 1944 at 34 years old in Ston.
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