In the year 1944
627 Notable deaths
Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst
British diplomat (1858-1944).
Born June 20th, 1858 in London, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. [ref]
Died August 2nd, 1944 at 86 years old in United Kingdom, Kent. [ref]
Adolf Diekmann
Ss officer (1914–1944).
Born December 18th, 1914 in Magdeburg.
Died June 29th, 1944 at 29 years old in Normandy.
Helmut Kämpfe
German sturmbannführer, in the waffen ss during world war ii.
Died June 9th, 1944 at 34 years old in France (ballistic trauma).
Milena Jesenská
Czech journalist, writer, editor and translator (1896-1944).
Born August 10th, 1896 in Prague. [ref]
Died May 17th, 1944 at 47 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp (kidney failure). [ref]
George William Norris
American politician (1861–1944).
Born July 11th, 1861 in York Township.
Died September 2nd, 1944 at 83 years old in McCook.
Erich Marcks
German general.
Born June 6th, 1891 in Schöneberg.
Died June 12th, 1944 at 53 years old in Saint-Lô.
Harry Langdon
American actor and comedian (1884-1944).
Born June 15th, 1884 in Council Bluffs. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1944 at 60 years old in Hollywood (cerebral hemorrhage). [ref]
Henry Wood
English conductor (1869–1944).
Born March 3rd, 1869 in London.
Died August 19th, 1944 at 75 years old in Hertfordshire.
Rose O'Neill
American illustrator.
Born June 25th, 1874 in Wilkes-Barre.
Died April 6th, 1944 at 69 years old in Springfield.
Pehr Evind Svinhufvud
President of finland (1861–1944).
Born December 15th, 1861 in Rapola, Sääksmäki.
Died February 29th, 1944 at 82 years old in Kotkaniemi.
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The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death. J.K. Rowling