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In the year 1944
629 Notable deaths
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.
Josip Vandot
Slovenian writer (1884-1944).
Born January 15th, 1884 in Kranjska Gora.
Died July 11th, 1944 at 60 years old in Trnjanski Kuti.
William Lutley Sclater
British zoologist and museum director (1863–1944).
Born September 23rd, 1863 in Kensington.
Died July 4th, 1944 at 80 years old in London.
Amos Arthur Heller
American botanist (1867-1944).
Born March 21st, 1867 in Danville.
Died May 18th, 1944 at 77 years old in Vacaville.
Vladimir Yermolaev
Soviet aerospace engineer (1909-1944).
Born August 29th, 1909. [ref]
Died December 31st, 1944 at 35 years old (typhus).
Isolde Kurz
German poet (1853–1944).
Born December 21st, 1853 in Stuttgart.
Died April 5th, 1944 at 90 years old in Tübingen.
Charles Platon
French politician (1886-1944).
Born September 19th, 1886 in Pujols.
Died August 28th, 1944 at 57 years old in Valojoulx (gunshot wound).
Perry McGillivray
American swimmer, water polo player and coach.
Born August 5th, 1893 in Chicago.
Died July 27th, 1944 at 50 years old in Maywood.
Charles Marion
French equestrian (1887–1944).
Born January 14th, 1887 in Saint-Germain-en-Laye.
Died November 16th, 1944 at 57 years old in Annecy.
Maria Jacobini
Italian actress (1892–1944).
Born February 17th, 1892 in Rome.
Died November 20th, 1944 at 52 years old in Rome.
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