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In the year 1944
628 Notable deaths
A. Berriedale Keith
Scottish lawyer and indologist (1879-1944).
Born April 5th, 1879 in Edinburgh. [ref]
Died October 6th, 1944 at 65 years old in Edinburgh. [ref]
Max Uhle
German archaeologist (1856-1944).
Born March 25th, 1856 in Dresden.
Died May 11th, 1944 at 88 years old in Lubliniec.
Nikolai Kolomeitsev
Russian admiral and explorer.
Born July 16th, 1867 in Kherson Governorate.
Died October 6th, 1944 at 77 years old in Paris (struck by vehicle).
Ferenc Szisz
Grand prix driver (1873-1944).
Born September 20th, 1873 in Szeghalom.
Died February 21st, 1944 at 70 years old in Auffargis.
Pierre Georges
French resistance member (1919–1944).
Born January 21st, 1919 in Paris.
Died December 27th, 1944 at 25 years old in Habsheim. [ref]
Nikolai Polikarpov
Russian and soviet aerospace engineer (1892-1944).
Died July 30th, 1944 at 52 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
George H. Moses
American politician (1869-1944).
Born February 9th, 1869 in Lubec. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1944 at 75 years old in Concord. [ref]
Henrietta Crosman
American actress (1861-1944).
Born September 2nd, 1861 in Wheeling. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1944 at 83 years old in Pelham Manor (disease). [ref]
Erich Koch-Weser
German politician (1875-1944).
Born February 26th, 1875 in Bremerhaven.
Died October 19th, 1944 at 69 years old in Rolândia.
Deaths 361 to 370 of 628
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