In the year 1944
627 Notable deaths
Princess Der Ling
Multiracial historian of chinese-american descent (1885-1944), lady-in-waiting of empress dowager cixi.
Born June 8th, 1885 in Wuchang District.
Died December 22nd, 1944 at 59 years old in Berkeley (struck by vehicle).
Eduard Wagner
German army general and quartermaster-general (1894-1944).
Born April 1st, 1894 in Kirchenlamitz.
Died July 23rd, 1944 at 50 years old in Zossen (shot to the head).
John Walter Christie
Automotive engineer and inventor (1865-1944).
Born May 6th, 1865 in Campbell-Christie House.
Died January 11th, 1944 at 78 years old in Falls Church.
George David Birkhoff
American mathematician (1884-1944).
Born March 21st, 1884 in Overisel Township.
Died November 12th, 1944 at 60 years old in Cambridge.
Fredy Hirsch
German educationist (1916–1944).
Born February 11th, 1916 in Aachen. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1944 at 28 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Kurt Gerron
German film actor, director and singer.
Born May 11th, 1897 in Berlin. [ref]
Died October 28th, 1944 at 47 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Alexandre Villaplane
French association football player (1905-1944).
Born September 12th, 1905 in Algiers.
Died December 26th, 1944 at 39 years old in Arcueil (gunshot wound). [ref]
Ulrich von Hassell
German diplomat and resistance fighter against national socialism (1881–1944).
Born November 12th, 1881 in Anklam.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 62 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging to death).
Georges Mandel
French jewish politician, resistance fighter and art collector, murdered in the holocaust (1885-1944).
Born June 5th, 1885 in Chatou. [ref]
Died July 7th, 1944 at 59 years old in Fontainebleau (execution). [ref]
Rudolf Schmundt
German general.
Born August 13th, 1896 in Metz.
Died October 1st, 1944 at 48 years old in Kętrzyn.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 627
Neither fire nor wind, birth nor death can erase our good deeds. Buddha