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In the year 1944
581 Notable deaths
Peter Yorck von Wartenburg
German resistance fighter (1904-1944).
Born November 13th, 1904 in Oleśnica Mała.
Died September 8th, 1944 at 39 years old in Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
George Clausen
British artist (1852-1944).
Born April 18th, 1852 in London. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1944 at 92 years old in London. [ref]
Gedeon Richter
Hungarian pharmacist.
Born September 23rd, 1872 in Ecséd. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1944 at 72 years old in Budapest.
Tsunesaburō Makiguchi
Japanese educator (1871-1944).
Born June 6th, 1871 in Kashiwazaki. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1944 at 73 years old in Tokyo (mal nutrition). [ref]
Georg von Boeselager
German noble and army officer (1915-1944).
Born August 25th, 1915 in Burg Heimerzheim.
Died August 29th, 1944 at 29 years old in Western Bug.
Carl Flesch
Hungarian violinist and teacher, 1873-1944.
Born October 9th, 1873 in Mosonmagyaróvár, Moson.
Died November 15th, 1944 at 71 years old in Lucerne.
Will Marion Cook
African american composer and violinist.
Born January 27th, 1869 in Washington, D.C.. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1944 at 75 years old in New York City (heart disease, pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Sára Salkaházi
Hungarian roman catholic religious sister (1899-1944).
Born May 11th, 1899 in Košice.
Died December 27th, 1944 at 45 years old in Budapest (ballistic trauma).
Maurice Paléologue
French diplomat, writer (1859-1944).
Born January 13th, 1859 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 18th, 1944 at 85 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Olga Bancic
French resistance fighter (1912-1944).
Born May 10th, 1912 in Chișinău. [ref]
Died May 10th, 1944 at 32 years old in Stuttgart (decapitation). [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 581
Goodbyes are only for those who love with their eyes. Because for those who love with heart and soul there is no such thing as separation. Rumi