In the year 1944
561 Notable deaths
Marc Bloch
French historian and resistance fighter.
Died June 16th, 1944 at 57 years old in Saint-Didier-de-Formans (ballistic trauma, execution). [ref]
Amy Beach
American composer and pianist.
Born September 5th, 1867 in Henniker. [ref]
Died December 27th, 1944 at 77 years old in New York City (cardiac arrest). [ref]
Princess Mafalda of Savoy
Italian princess.
Born November 2nd, 1902 in Rome.
Died August 28th, 1944 at 41 years old in Buchenwald concentration camp, Buchwald.
Stephen Leacock
Canadian writer and economist.
Born December 30th, 1869 in Hampshire. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1944 at 74 years old in Toronto (esophageal cancer). [ref]
Asmahan
Syrian singer & actor (1918-1944) who rose to fame in egypt.
Born November 25th, 1912 in birth at sea. [ref]
Died July 14th, 1944 at 31 years old in Ras El Bar (car collision).
Trafford Leigh-Mallory
British military officer during world wars i and ii.
Born July 11th, 1892 in Mobberley.
Died November 14th, 1944 at 52 years old in Grenoble.
Werner von Haeften
German resistance fighter.
Born October 9th, 1908 in Berlin.
Died July 21st, 1944 at 35 years old in Tiergarten (ballistic trauma).
Hannah Szenes
Jewish poet and anti-nazi fighter in world war ii.
Born July 17th, 1921 in Budapest. [ref]
Died November 7th, 1944 at 23 years old in Budapest (ballistic trauma). [ref]
Eoin O'Duffy
Irish politician and soldier (1892-1944).
Born October 20th, 1892 in Castleblayney.
Died November 30th, 1944 at 52 years old in Dublin.
Paul Poiret
French fashion designer.
Born April 20th, 1879 in Paris. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1944 at 65 years old in Paris.
Deaths 61 to 70 of 561
A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell