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In the year 1944
581 Notable deaths
Pavel Chesnokov
Russian composer (1877–1944).
Born October 24th, 1877 in Zvenigorodsky Uyezd.
Died March 14th, 1944 at 66 years old in Moscow.
Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński
Polish writer (1921-1944).
Born January 22nd, 1921 in Warsaw. [ref]
Died August 4th, 1944 at 23 years old in Warsaw (killed in action). [ref]
Hans Bernd von Haeften
German jurist and resistance fighter against nazism.
Born December 18th, 1905 in Charlottenburg.
Died August 15th, 1944 at 38 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Prince Gustav of Denmark
Danish prince.
Born March 4th, 1887 in Charlottenlund Palace.
Died October 5th, 1944 at 57 years old in Egelund Castle.
Pavel Haas
Czech composer.
Born June 21st, 1899 in Brno. [ref]
Died October 17th, 1944 at 45 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Walter Oesau
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii.
Born June 28th, 1913 in Nindorf.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 30 years old in Sankt Vith (killed in action).
Adolf Reichwein
German educator, economist, and cultural policymaker for the spd, and resistance fighter in nazi germany (1898-1944).
Born October 3rd, 1898 in Bad Ems. [ref]
Died October 20th, 1944 at 46 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging).
Hendrikus Colijn
Dutch politician (1869-1944).
Born June 22nd, 1869 in Burgerveen. [ref]
Died September 18th, 1944 at 75 years old in Ilmenau. [ref]
Cyrus Edwin Dallin
American sculptor (1861-1944).
Born November 22nd, 1861 in Springville.
Died November 14th, 1944 at 82 years old in Arlington. [ref]
Archie MacLaren
Cricket player of england. (1871-1944).
Born December 1st, 1871 in Manchester.
Died November 17th, 1944 at 72 years old in Bracknell.
Deaths 231 to 240 of 581
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi