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In the year 1944
628 Notable deaths
Paul Ladmirault
French composer (1877–1944).
Born December 8th, 1877 in Nantes.
Died October 30th, 1944 at 66 years old in Camoël.
Paul Graener
German composer (1872-1944).
Born January 11th, 1872 in Berlin.
Died November 13th, 1944 at 72 years old in Salzburg.
John Beresford, 5th Baron Decies
Anglo-irish army officer and civil servant (1866-1944).
Born December 5th, 1866 in Newcastle upon Tyne.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 77 years old in Ascot.
Charles Diehl
French byzantinist (1859–1944).
Born January 19th, 1859 in Strasbourg. [ref]
Died November 1st, 1944 at 85 years old in Paris.
Arthur Hauffe
German general and knight's cross recipient (1892–1944).
Born December 20th, 1892 in Wittgensdorf.
Died July 22nd, 1944 at 51 years old in Lviv.
Alexander Koshetz
Ukrainian composer and musicologist (1875–1944).
Born September 12th, 1875 in Kiev Governorate.
Died September 21st, 1944 at 69 years old in Winnipeg.
Paul Masson
French cyclist (1876–1944).
Born October 11th, 1876 in Mostaganem. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1944 at 68 years old in Cannes.
Gustave Hervé
French politician (1871-1944).
Born January 2nd, 1871 in Brest.
Died October 25th, 1944 at 73 years old in 6th arrondissement of Paris.
Shigeo Arai
Swimmer.
Born August 8th, 1916 in Shizuoka.
Died July 19th, 1944 at 27 years old in State of Burma.
Frantsishak Alyakhnovich
Belarusian writer and journalist.
Born March 21st, 1883 in Vilnius.
Died March 3rd, 1944 at 60 years old in Vilnius.
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