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In the year 1944
627 Notable deaths
Jessie Ralph
Actress (1864-1944).
Born November 5th, 1864 in Gloucester.
Died May 30th, 1944 at 79 years old in Gloucester (disease).
Gustav Bauer
German trade unionist and chancellor (1870–1944).
Born January 6th, 1870 in Ozyorsk. [ref]
Died September 16th, 1944 at 74 years old in Berlin.
Jean Giraudoux
French novelist, essayist, diplomat and playwright (1882–1944).
Born October 29th, 1882 in Bellac.
Died January 31st, 1944 at 61 years old in Paris.
Franz Kutschera
Austrian policeman and war criminal (1904-1944).
Born February 22nd, 1904 in Oberwaltersdorf.
Died February 1st, 1944 at 39 years old in Warsaw.
Dick Purcell
American actor, best known for playing marvel comics' captain america in the 1943 film serial.
Born August 6th, 1908 in Greenwich.
Died April 10th, 1944 at 35 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Edward Johnston
British craftsman, calligrapher and typographer (1872–1944).
Born February 11th, 1872 in San José de Mayo.
Died November 26th, 1944 at 72 years old in West Sussex.
Hàm Nghi
Vietnamese emperor (1871-1944).
Born August 3rd, 1871 in Huế. [ref]
Died January 14th, 1944 at 72 years old in French Algeria (disease). [ref]
Shōji Nishimura
Imperial japanese navy admiral (1889-1944).
Born November 30th, 1889 in Akita.
Died October 24th, 1944 at 54 years old in Surigao Strait.
Carl Mayer
British-german screenwriter (1894-1944).
Born November 20th, 1894 in Graz.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 49 years old in London (cancer).
Paul Otlet
Belgian author, librarian and colonial thinker.
Born August 23rd, 1868 in City of Brussels. [ref]
Died December 10th, 1944 at 76 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]
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