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In the year 1944
701 Notable deaths
Emmanuel de Blommaert
Horse rider.
Born October 15th, 1875 in Blicquy.
Died April 12th, 1944 at 68 years old in Mazy.
Francesco Salata
Italian politician and historian (1876-1944).
Born September 17th, 1876 in Osor.
Died March 10th, 1944 at 67 years old in Rome.
Max Götze
German racing cyclist (1880–1944).
Born October 13th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died October 29th, 1944 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Franz Berghammer
Austrian handball player (1913-1944).
Born November 20th, 1913.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 30 years old in Babruysk.
Ernst Reckeweg
Gymnast (1873–1944).
Born April 18th, 1873 in Oberstadt.
Died September 5th, 1944 at 71 years old in New Jersey.
Ernst Hallberg
Equestrian (1894–1944).
Born January 5th, 1894 in Falkenberg.
Died April 28th, 1944 at 50 years old in Klippan.
Ernst Künz
Austrian footballer (1912-1944).
Born February 23rd, 1912.
Died August 21st, 1944 at 32 years old
Paul Wormser
French fencer (1905-1944).
Born July 11th, 1905 in Colmar. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1944 at 39 years old in Sainte-Radegonde. [ref]
Visvaldis Melderis
Latvian basketball player (1915-1944).
Born January 19th, 1915 in Jelgava.
Died July 14th, 1944 at 29 years old in Opochka.
Hermann Hansen
German handball player (1912-1944).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Friedrichstadt.
Died June 28th, 1944 at 31 years old
Karl Wahlmüller
Austrian footballer (1913-1944).
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Linz.
Died February 16th, 1944 at 30 years old in Toila.
Jean Petit
Belgian footballer (1914-1944).
Born February 25th, 1914 in Liège.
Died May 25th, 1944 at 30 years old in Liège.
Georges Dillon-Cavanagh
Fencer (1873-1944).
Born February 14th, 1873 in Nîmes. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1944 at 71 years old in Laugnac.
Paul Palén
Sport shooter (1881–1944).
Born April 4th, 1881 in Garpenberg.
Died October 12th, 1944 at 63 years old in Stockholm.
Kazimierz Szosland
Polish equestrian (1891-1944).
Born February 21st, 1891 in Grzymaczew.
Died April 20th, 1944 at 53 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Cornelis Hin
Dutch manufactory director and sailor (1869-1944).
Born October 6th, 1869 in Den Helder.
Died October 21st, 1944 at 75 years old in Overveen.
Rudolf Fickeisen
German rower.
Born May 15th, 1885 in Trippstadt.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 59 years old in Ludwigshafen.
René Pijpers
Dutch footballer (1917-1944).
Born September 15th, 1917 in Swalmen.
Died March 22nd, 1944 at 26 years old in Swalmen.
Nicolaas Moerloos
Belgian sportsperson (1900–1944).
Born August 10th, 1900 in Sint-Niklaas.
Died September 5th, 1944 at 44 years old in Belsele.
Dezső Wein
Hungarian gymnast (1873–1944).
Born January 19th, 1873 in Budapest.
Died June 5th, 1944 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Manuk Abeghian
Folklorist (1865-1944).
Born March 29th, 1865.
Died September 25th, 1944 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Edmund Horton
Bobsledder (1896–1944).
Born March 25th, 1896 in Saranac Lake.
Died May 26th, 1944 at 48 years old in New York City.
Frédéric Blanchy
Olympic sailor (1868-1944).
Born July 1st, 1868 in Bordeaux.
Died October 1st, 1944 at 76 years old in Bordeaux.
Walter Middelberg
Dutch rower (1875-1944).
Born January 30th, 1875 in Zwolle.
Died September 15th, 1944 at 69 years old in Zwolle.
Deaths 651 to 675 of 701
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