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In the year 1944
617 Notable deaths
Erwin Rommel
German field marshal (1891-1944).
Born November 15th, 1891 in Heidenheim an der Brenz.
Died October 14th, 1944 at 52 years old in Herrlingen (cyanide poisoning).
Prince Andrew of Greece and Denmark
Greek prince; father of prince philip, duke of edinburgh (1882-1944).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Tatoi Palace.
Died December 3rd, 1944 at 62 years old in Hotel Metropole.
Florence Foster Jenkins
American soprano, renowned for her lack of musical skill and singing ability.
Born July 19th, 1868 in Pennsylvania.
Died November 26th, 1944 at 76 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Claus Schenk Graf von Stauffenberg
German aristocrat, army officer and resistance fighter (1907-1944).
Born November 15th, 1907 in Jettingen-Scheppach. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1944 at 36 years old in Bendlerblock (gunshot wound).
Glenn Miller
American band leader, arranger, and composer (1904–1944).
Born March 1st, 1904 in Clarinda.
Died December 15th, 1944 at 40 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
Jean Tatlock
American activist (1914-1944).
Born February 21st, 1914 in Ann Arbor.
Died January 5th, 1944 at 29 years old in San Francisco (drowning).
Edvard Munch
Norwegian painter. (1863–1944).
Born December 12th, 1863 in Ådalsbruk.
Died January 23rd, 1944 at 80 years old in Ekely.
Wassily Kandinsky
Avant-garde painter of russian origin (1866–1944).
Born December 4th, 1866 in Moscow. [ref]
Died December 14th, 1944 at 78 years old in Neuilly-sur-Seine (stroke). [ref]
William James Sidis
American child prodigy (1898-1944).
Born April 1st, 1898 in Manhattan.
Died July 17th, 1944 at 46 years old in Boston (cerebral hemorrhage).
Piet Mondrian
Dutch painter (1872–1944).
Born March 7th, 1872 in Amersfoort. [ref]
Died February 1st, 1944 at 71 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
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Do not seek death. Death will find you. But seek the road which makes death a fulfillment. Dag Hammarskjold