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In the year 1944
617 Notable deaths
Robert Ezra Park
American sociologist (1864–1944).
Born February 14th, 1864 in Harveyville.
Died February 7th, 1944 at 79 years old in Nashville.
Vera Menchik
Czech chess player (1906–1944).
Born March 1st, 1906 in Moscow.
Died June 26th, 1944 at 38 years old in Clapham.
Colby Ruckle
Canadian first world war flying ace (1893-1944).
Born December 23rd, 1893 in Carleton Place.
Died March 9th, 1944 at 50 years old in Whitchurch–Stouffville (myocardial infarction).
Mineichi Koga
Japanese admiral (1885–1944).
Born September 25th, 1885 in Nishimatsuura district.
Died March 31st, 1944 at 58 years old in Davao City (falling from height).
Charles Davenport
American biologist.
Born June 1st, 1866 in Stamford.
Died February 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Cold Spring Harbor (pneumonia). [ref]
Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
Pilot for the imperial japanese navy air service during world war ii (1920–1944).
Born January 27th, 1920 in Minamiogawa.
Died October 26th, 1944 at 24 years old in Mindoro (aircraft shootdown).
Cécile Chaminade
French composer and pianist.
Born August 8th, 1857 in Batignolles. [ref]
Died April 18th, 1944 at 86 years old in Monte Carlo. [ref]
Mehmed Abdülkadir Efendi
Ottoman prince, son of sultan abdul hamid ii (1878–1944).
Born January 16th, 1878 in Istanbul.
Died March 16th, 1944 at 66 years old in Sofia.
Friedrich Dollmann
German general (1882–1944).
Born February 2nd, 1882 in Würzburg.
Died June 28th, 1944 at 62 years old in Le Mans (myocardial infarction).
John Dill
Army officer (1881–1944).
Born December 25th, 1881 in Lurgan.
Died November 4th, 1944 at 62 years old in Walter Reed Army Medical Center.
Deaths 111 to 120 of 617
Death: something like birth, a natural mystery, elements that split and recombine. Not an embarrassing thing. Not an offense to reason, or our nature. Marcus Aurelius