Celebrity Deaths in 1944

51 notable figures died in 1944. Listed below in order of date of death.

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  Christian “Chris” Madsen

  1851 – 1944 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Jan 1
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  Kenneth I. Sawyer

  1884 – 1944 · Business Magnates Jan 1
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  William Collier

  1864 – 1944 · Actors Jan 1
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  Ida Tarbell

  1857 – 1944 · Authors and Writers Jan 6
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  Lou Henry Hoover

  1874 – 1944 · Politicians, US First Ladies Jan 7
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  Israel Joshua Singer

  1893 – 1944 · Blues Singer Feb 2
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  Lawrence Grossmith

  1877 – 1944 · Actors Feb 2
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  Lina Cavalieri

  1874 – 1944 · Actresses Feb 2
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  Leo Baekeland

  1863 – 1944 · Business Magnates, Scientists and Inventors Feb 23
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  Irvin Shrewsbury Cobb

  1876 – 1944 · Authors and Writers Mar 3
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  Jules Semon “J.S.” Bache

  1861 – 1944 · Business Magnates Mar 3
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  Winthrop Rutherfurd

  1862 – 1944 · Socialite Mar 19
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  Dick Purcell

  1908 – 1944 · Actors Apr 10
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  George Ade

  1866 – 1944 · Authors and Writers May 5
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  Rosa Rosanova

  1869 – 1944 · Actresses May 5
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  Enrique Díez Canedo

  1879 – 1944 · Authors and Writers Jun 7
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  Mildred Harris

  1901 – 1944 · Actresses Jul 7
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  Nat Carr

  1886 – 1944 · Actors Jul 7
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  William Kenzo Nakamura

  1922 – 1944 · Native Americans Jul 7
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  Alan Dinehart

  1889 – 1944 · Actors, Director Jul 17
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  Leonard Mason

  1920 – 1944 · Medal of Honor Recipients Jul 22
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  Reza Shah

  1878 – 1944 · Politicians Jul 26
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  Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

  1900 – 1944 · Scientists and Inventors Jul 31
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  Robert Frazer

  1891 – 1944 · Actors Aug 8
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  Florence Byrne Cartwright

  1863 – 1944 · Authors and Writers Sep 9
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  Harry Chandler

  1864 – 1944 Sep 9
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  Headley George Cooling

  1888 – 1944 · Authors and Writers Sep 9
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  James Alexander Reed

  1861 – 1944 · Crime Fighters and Lawyers Sep 9
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  Helen Whitney

  1875 – 1944 · Philanthropists, Poet Sep 24
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  Grace Henderson

  1860 – 1944 · Actresses Oct 10
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  Harry Beresford

  1863 – 1944 · Actors Oct 10
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  Henrietta Crosman

  1861 – 1944 · Actresses Oct 10
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  Kurt Gerron

  1897 – 1944 · Actors Oct 10
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  Petr Kien

  1919 – 1944 · Business Magnates Oct 10
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  Richard Bennett

  1870 – 1944 · Actors Oct 10
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  Rufino Blanco Fombona

  1874 – 1944 · Authors and Writers Oct 10
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  Wilson Eyre, Jr

  1858 – 1944 · Artists and Architects Oct 10
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  Thomas Midgley

  1889 – 1944 · Scientists and Inventors Nov 2
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  Endicott Peabody

  1857 – 1944 Nov 11
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  Maria Jacobini

  1892 – 1944 · Actresses Nov 11
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  Willard Bowsky

  1907 – 1944 · Artists and Architects Nov 27
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  Laird Cregar

  1913 – 1944 · Actors Dec 9
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  Charles Dana Gibson

  1867 – 1944 · Artists and Architects Dec 12
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  Lupe Velez

  1908 – 1944 · Actresses Dec 12
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  Wassily Kandinsky

  1866 – 1944 · Business Magnates Dec 12
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  Glenn Miller

  1904 – 1944 · Band Leader, Music Producer, Music Publisher, Musicians, Musicians and Composers Dec 15
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  Josephine Earp

  1860 – 1944 · Relatives Of Notable Dec 19
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  Merna Kennedy

  1908 – 1944 · Actresses, Theater Actor Dec 20
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  Romain Rolland

  1866 – 1944 · Celebrities, Musicians Dec 30
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  Aubrey Beattie

  1865 – 1944 · Actors
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  David Robert Sprüngli-Baud

  1851 – 1944 · Business Magnates