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In the year 1944
628 Notable deaths
Ilse Weber
Czech composer and writer (1903-1944).
Born January 11th, 1903 in Vítkovice. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1944 at 41 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Else Ernestine Neuländer-Simon
German photographer (1900-1942).
Born January 26th, 1900 in Berlin. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1944 at 44 years old in Lublin-Majdanek concentration camp.
Wilhelm Leuschner
German politician (1890-1944).
Born June 15th, 1890 in Bayreuth.
Died September 29th, 1944 at 54 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Hans Krása
Czech composer (1899-1944).
Born November 30th, 1899 in Prague.
Died October 18th, 1944 at 44 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Alejandro Villanueva
Peruvian footballer (1908-1944).
Born June 4th, 1908 in Lima. [ref]
Died April 11th, 1944 at 35 years old in Lima (tuberculosis).
Suzanne Spaak
Belgian anti-nazi resistance worker and counterintelligence agent.
Born July 6th, 1905 in City of Brussels.
Died August 12th, 1944 at 39 years old in Fresnes Prison (ballistic trauma, shot to the head).
Riccardo Zandonai
Italian composer.
Born May 28th, 1883 in Rovereto, Borgo Sacco. [ref]
Died June 5th, 1944 at 61 years old in Pesaro. [ref]
Horst Ademeit
German world war ii flying ace (1912–1944).
Born February 8th, 1912 in Wrocław.
Died August 7th, 1944 at 32 years old in Daugavpils.
Hellmuth Stieff
German general and opponent to nazism (1901-1944).
Born June 6th, 1901 in Iława. [ref]
Died August 8th, 1944 at 43 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Werner Seelenbinder
German sportsman.
Born August 2nd, 1904 in Szczecin.
Died October 24th, 1944 at 40 years old in Brandenburg an der Havel (decapitation).
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Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi