In the year 1944
628 Notable deaths
Sir Edmund Backhouse, 2nd Baronet
Quaker, sinologist (1873–1944).
Born October 20th, 1873 in Darlington.
Died January 8th, 1944 at 70 years old in Beijing.
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
Polish poet and solider (1921–1944).
Born January 22nd, 1921 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1944 at 23 years old in Warsaw. [ref]
Manfred Freiherr von Killinger
German politician (1886-1944).
Born July 14th, 1886 in Nossen.
Died September 3rd, 1944 at 58 years old in Bucharest (ballistic trauma).
Cyrus Edwin Dallin
American sculptor (1861-1944).
Born November 22nd, 1861 in Springville.
Died November 14th, 1944 at 82 years old in Arlington.
Walter Oesau
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born June 28th, 1913 in Nindorf.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 30 years old in Sankt Vith (killed in action).
Paul von Hase
German general.
Born July 24th, 1885 in Hanover.
Died August 8th, 1944 at 59 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Archie MacLaren
Cricket player of england. (1871-1944).
Born December 1st, 1871 in Manchester.
Died November 17th, 1944 at 72 years old in Bracknell.
Gerhard Palitzsch
German ss nco (1913-1944).
Born June 17th, 1913 in Großopitz.
Died December 7th, 1944 at 31 years old in Budapest.
Maurice Paléologue
French diplomat, writer (1859-1944).
Born January 13th, 1859 in Paris.
Died November 18th, 1944 at 85 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Stefan Rowecki
Polish general (1895–1944).
Born December 25th, 1895 in Piotrków Trybunalski.
Died August 2nd, 1944 at 48 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
Deaths 241 to 250 of 628
Anything I’ve done that was ultimately worthwhile initially scared me to death. Betty Bender