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In the year 1944
617 Notable deaths
Reza Shah
Shah of iran from 1925 to 1941.
Born March 15th, 1878 in Alasht.
Died July 26th, 1944 at 66 years old in Johannesburg (cardiovascular disease).
Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
French writer and aviator.
Born June 29th, 1900 in Lyon. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1944 at 44 years old in Mediterranean Sea, île de Riou (aircraft crash). [ref]
Princess Beatrice of the United Kingdom
Fifth daughter and youngest child of queen victoria and prince albert (1857-1944).
Born April 14th, 1857 in Buckingham Palace.
Died October 26th, 1944 at 87 years old in Brantridge Park.
Joseph P. Kennedy Jr.
Junior officer in the united states navy and elder brother of john f. kennedy.
Died August 12th, 1944 at 29 years old in English Channel (aviation accident).
Theodore Roosevelt Jr.
Us army medal of honor recipient (1886–1944).
Born September 13th, 1887 in Oyster Bay.
Died July 12th, 1944 at 56 years old in Méautis (myocardial infarction).
Manuel L. Quezon
President of the philippines from 1935 to 1944.
Born August 19th, 1878 in Baler.
Died August 1st, 1944 at 65 years old in Saranac Lake (tuberculosis). [ref]
Kasturba Gandhi
Wife of mahatma gandhi, an indian leader of british era (1869-1944).
Born April 11th, 1869 in Porbandar.
Died February 22nd, 1944 at 74 years old in Aga Khan Palace (myocardial infarction, bronchopneumonia).
Lupe Vélez
Mexican actress, dancer and vedette (1908-1944).
Born July 18th, 1908 in San Luis Potosí.
Died December 13th, 1944 at 36 years old in Beverly Hills (barbiturate overdose).
Noor Inayat Khan
Ww2 soe british agent (1914–1944).
Born January 1st, 1914 in Moscow. [ref]
Died September 13th, 1944 at 30 years old in Dachau concentration camp (gunshot wound).
Dadasaheb Phalke
Indian film producer, director and screenwriter (1870–1944).
Born April 30th, 1870 in Nashik.
Died February 16th, 1944 at 73 years old in Nashik.
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