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In the year 1944
628 Notable deaths
Zou Taofen
Chinese journalist (1895–1944).
Born November 5th, 1895 in Yong'an County.
Died July 24th, 1944 at 48 years old in Shanghai.
Klavdiya Nikolayeva
Russian revolutionary and women's rights activist (1893-1944).
Born June 13th, 1893 in Saint Petersburg.
Died December 28th, 1944 at 51 years old in Moscow.
Thomas Curtis
American athlete (1873–1944).
Born January 9th, 1873 in San Francisco.
Died May 23rd, 1944 at 71 years old in Nahant.
Krystyna Krahelska
Polish writer (1914-1944).
Born March 24th, 1914 in Mazurki.
Died August 2nd, 1944 at 30 years old in Warsaw.
Konstantin Leselidze
Soviet general (1903–1944).
Born October 15th, 1903 in Ozurgeti.
Died February 21st, 1944 at 40 years old in Moscow (influenza).
Paul Powell
Director and producer of silent films (1881-1944).
Born September 6th, 1881 in Peoria. [ref]
Died July 2nd, 1944 at 62 years old in Pasadena. [ref]
Edmund Mortimer
Actor (1874-1944).
Born August 21st, 1874 in New York City.
Died May 21st, 1944 at 69 years old in Los Angeles.
Sylvio Lazzari
French composer (1857–1944).
Born December 30th, 1857 in Bolzano.
Died June 10th, 1944 at 86 years old in Suresnes.
Nikolai Samokysh
Ukrainian painter and graphic artist (1860-1944).
Born October 25th, 1860 in Nizhyn.
Died January 18th, 1944 at 83 years old in Simferopol.
Roberto Grau
Argentine chess player (1900–1944).
Born March 18th, 1900 in Buenos Aires.
Died April 12th, 1944 at 44 years old in Buenos Aires.
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For life and death are one, even as the river and the sea are one. Kahlil Gibran