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In the year 1944
628 Notable deaths
Alois, Prince of Schönburg-Hartenstein
Austrian politician and military officer (1858-1944).
Born November 21st, 1858 in Karlsruhe.
Died September 21st, 1944 at 85 years old in Hartenstein. [ref]
Paul Ludwig Landsberg
German-jewish philosopher (1901-1944).
Born December 3rd, 1901 in Bonn.
Died April 2nd, 1944 at 42 years old in Oranienburg concentration camp.
Oleh Olzhych
Ukrainian poet, archaeologist and prehistorian (1907-1944).
Born July 8th, 1907 in Zhytomyr. [ref]
Died June 10th, 1944 at 36 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp. [ref]
Viktor Gusev
Soviet poet, playwright, screenwriter, translator (1909-1944).
Born January 30th, 1909 in Moscow.
Died January 23rd, 1944 at 34 years old in Moscow.
Franciszek Brodniewicz
Polish actor (1892-1944).
Born November 29th, 1892 in Kwilcz. [ref]
Died August 17th, 1944 at 51 years old in Warsaw (myocardial rupture). [ref]
Carl Lampert
Austrian priest (1894–2011).
Born January 9th, 1894 in Göfis. [ref]
Died November 13th, 1944 at 50 years old in Halle (Saale) (decapitation). [ref]
Albert Ray
American film director, actor and screenwriter (1897-1944).
Born August 28th, 1897 in New Rochelle.
Died February 8th, 1944 at 46 years old in Los Angeles.
Alberto Vojtěch Frič
Czech botanist, traveller, ethnographer, photographer and writer (1882-1944).
Born September 8th, 1882 in Prague. [ref]
Died December 4th, 1944 at 62 years old in Libeň (tetanus). [ref]
Friedrich Kühn
German general.
Born August 7th, 1889 in Eutin.
Died February 15th, 1944 at 54 years old in Berlin.
Wim Anderiesen
Dutch footballer (1903-1944).
Born November 27th, 1903 in Amsterdam.
Died July 18th, 1944 at 40 years old in Amsterdam (pneumonia).
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