In the year 1944
704 Notable deaths
Peder Lykkeberg
Danish swimmer (1878–1944).
Born February 11th, 1878 in Skanderborg.
Died December 23rd, 1944 at 66 years old in Copenhagen.
Eugène Richez
French archer.
Born August 5th, 1864 in Canly.
Died October 31st, 1944 at 80 years old in 20th arrondissement of Paris.
Anton Hegarty
Irish cross-country runner (1892-1944).
Born December 14th, 1892 in Derry.
Died August 10th, 1944 at 51 years old in Rugby (traffic collision).
Constant Van Langhendonck
Horse rider (1870–1944).
Born February 4th, 1870 in Antwerp.
Died September 2nd, 1944 at 74 years old in Brussels. [ref]
Emmanuel de Blommaert
Horse rider.
Born October 15th, 1875 in Blicquy.
Died April 12th, 1944 at 68 years old in Mazy.
Franz Berghammer
Austrian handball player (1913-1944).
Born November 20th, 1913.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 30 years old in Babruysk.
Ernst Hallberg
Equestrian (1894–1944).
Born January 5th, 1894 in Falkenberg.
Died April 28th, 1944 at 50 years old in Klippan.
Manuk Abeghian
Folklorist (1865-1944).
Born March 29th, 1865.
Died September 25th, 1944 at 79 years old in Yerevan.
Ernst Reckeweg
Gymnast (1873–1944).
Born April 18th, 1873 in Oberstadt.
Died September 5th, 1944 at 71 years old in New Jersey.
Max Götze
German racing cyclist (1880–1944).
Born October 13th, 1880 in Berlin.
Died October 29th, 1944 at 64 years old in Berlin.
Visvaldis Melderis
Latvian basketball player (1915-1944).
Born January 19th, 1915 in Jelgava.
Died July 14th, 1944 at 29 years old in Opochka.
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]
Ernst Künz
Austrian footballer (1912-1944).
Born February 23rd, 1912.
Died August 21st, 1944 at 32 years old
Hermann Hansen
German handball player (1912-1944).
Born October 31st, 1912 in Friedrichstadt.
Died June 28th, 1944 at 31 years old
Jean Petit
Belgian footballer (1914-1944).
Born February 25th, 1914 in Liège.
Died May 25th, 1944 at 30 years old in Liège.
Karl Wahlmüller
Austrian footballer (1913-1944).
Born October 22nd, 1913 in Linz.
Died February 16th, 1944 at 30 years old in Toila.
Paul Palén
Sport shooter (1881–1944).
Born April 4th, 1881 in Garpenberg.
Died October 12th, 1944 at 63 years old in Stockholm.
Georges Dillon-Cavanagh
Fencer (1873-1944).
Born February 14th, 1873 in Nîmes. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1944 at 71 years old in Laugnac.
Kazimierz Szosland
Polish equestrian (1891-1944).
Born February 21st, 1891 in Grzymaczew.
Died April 20th, 1944 at 53 years old in Grodzisk Mazowiecki.
Rudolf Fickeisen
German rower.
Born May 15th, 1885 in Trippstadt.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 59 years old in Ludwigshafen.
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.
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.
William Stickney
Amateur golfer (1879–1944).
Born May 25th, 1879 in St. Louis.
Died September 12th, 1944 at 65 years old in St. Louis.
Dezső Wein
Hungarian gymnast (1873–1944).
Born January 19th, 1873 in Budapest.
Died June 5th, 1944 at 71 years old in Budapest.
Deaths 651 to 675 of 704
No art is possible without a dance with death. Kurt Vonnegut