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In the year 1944
628 Notable deaths
James A. Reed
American politician (1861-1944).
Born November 9th, 1861 in Mansfield.
Died September 9th, 1944 at 82 years old in Oscoda County.
Josef Maria Eder
Austrian chemist and photographer (1855-1944).
Born March 16th, 1855 in Krems. [ref]
Died October 18th, 1944 at 89 years old in Kitzbühel. [ref]
Ker-Xavier Roussel
French painter (1867-1944).
Born December 10th, 1867 in Lorry-lès-Metz.
Died June 6th, 1944 at 76 years old in L'Étang-la-Ville.
André Abegglen
Swiss footballer (1909-1944).
Born March 7th, 1909 in Neuchâtel.
Died November 8th, 1944 at 35 years old in Zurich (railway accident).
Leonid Mandelstam
Soviet physicist.
Born May 4th, 1879 in Mogilev.
Died November 27th, 1944 at 65 years old in Moscow (cardiovascular disease).
Grigore Antipa
Romanian biologist and naturalist (1867-1944).
Born November 27th, 1867 in Botoșani.
Died March 9th, 1944 at 76 years old in Bucharest.
Francisco Gómez-Jordana Sousa
Spanish minister of foreign affairs (1876–1944).
Born February 1st, 1876 in Madrid. [ref]
Died August 3rd, 1944 at 68 years old in San Sebastián.
Mehdi Huseynzade
Azerbaijani geurilla (1918–1944).
Born December 22nd, 1918 in Baku.
Died November 2nd, 1944 at 25 years old in Vitovlje. [ref]
William Dennison Stephens
American politician (1859–1944).
Born December 26th, 1859 in Eaton.
Died April 25th, 1944 at 84 years old in Los Angeles.
Charles King
American vaudeville and broadway actor (1886-1944).
Born October 31st, 1886 in New York City.
Died January 11th, 1944 at 57 years old in London.
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