In the year 1944
627 Notable deaths
Infanta Maria Theresa of Portugal
Archduchess of austria.
Born August 24th, 1855 in Kleinheubach.
Died February 12th, 1944 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Frederic John Walker
Royal navy captain.
Born June 3rd, 1896 in Plymouth.
Died July 9th, 1944 at 48 years old in Seaforth.
Adam von Trott zu Solz
German noble and diplomat (1909-1944).
Born August 9th, 1909 in Potsdam.
Died August 26th, 1944 at 35 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Peter Deunov
Christian philosopher, teacher of esoteric christianity.
Born July 11th, 1864 in Varna Province. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1944 at 80 years old in Sofia.
Franz Reichleitner
Ss officer, second commandant of sobibór extermination camp (1906-1944).
Born December 2nd, 1906 in Ried im Traunkreis.
Died January 3rd, 1944 at 37 years old in Rijeka.
Yukio Seki
Japanese kamikaze pilot.
Born August 29th, 1921 in Saijō.
Died October 25th, 1944 at 23 years old in Leyte Gulf.
Fritz Witt
Ss general.
Born May 27th, 1908 in Hohenlimburg.
Died June 14th, 1944 at 36 years old in Venoix.
Alma Rosé
Austrian musician (1906–1944).
Born November 3rd, 1906 in Vienna.
Died July 1st, 1944 at 37 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Richard Bennett
Actor (1870-1944).
Born May 21st, 1870 in Deacon.
Died October 22nd, 1944 at 74 years old in Los Angeles (myocardial infarction).
Aristide Maillol
Sculptor from france (1861–1944).
Born December 8th, 1861 in Banyuls-sur-Mer.
Died September 27th, 1944 at 82 years old in Banyuls-sur-Mer (traffic collision).
Deaths 131 to 140 of 627
By becoming deeply aware of our mortality, we intensify our experience of every aspect of life. Robert Greene