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In the year 1944
562 Notable deaths
William Allen White
American newspaper editor and politician, kansas.
Born February 10th, 1868 in Emporia. [ref]
Died January 31st, 1944 at 75 years old in Emporia. [ref]
Hans Hermann Junge
Ss officer.
Born February 11th, 1914 in Preetz.
Died August 13th, 1944 at 30 years old in Dreux.
Louis Renault
French industrialist.
Born February 12th, 1877 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died October 24th, 1944 at 67 years old in 7th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
James E. Ferguson
American banker and politician (1871-1944).
Born August 31st, 1871 in Salado.
Died September 21st, 1944 at 73 years old in Austin.
Hans-Valentin Hube
German general.
Born October 29th, 1890 in Naumburg (Saale).
Died April 21st, 1944 at 53 years old in Ainring.
Mineichi Koga
Japanese admiral.
Born September 25th, 1885 in Nishimatsuura district.
Died March 31st, 1944 at 58 years old in Davao City (fall).
Charles Davenport
American biologist.
Born June 1st, 1866 in Stamford.
Died February 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (pneumonia). [ref]
Emilio De Bono
Italian general (1866-1944).
Born March 19th, 1866 in Cassano d'Adda. [ref]
Died January 11th, 1944 at 77 years old in Verona (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Friedrich Dollmann
German general.
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Würzburg.
Died June 28th, 1944 at 62 years old in Le Mans (poisoning).
Albrecht Mertz von Quirnheim
German resistance member (1905-1944).
Born March 25th, 1905 in Munich.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 39 years old in Berlin (ballistic trauma).
Deaths 101 to 110 of 562
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