Famous people and celebrities who died in July 1944

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in July 1944. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• July 1 Tanya Savicheva

  A young girl who documented the horrific siege of Leningrad during World War II through her poignant diary, symbolizing the immense suffering of children during the war.

• July 1 Carl Mayer

  Actor (dreaming lips. ariane. sunrise) dies at 49

• July 5 William Gillies Whittaker

  Composer dies at 67

• July 7 Erich Salomon

  German photographer

• July 7 Georges Mandel [Louis Rothschild]

  French foreign min (-1940)

• July 10 Lucien Pissarro

  French landscape painter, wood engraver, designer, and printer of fine books. he used techniques of neo-impressionism and impressionism in his landscape paintings. however, he also exhibited with les xx. he also painted still lives and portraits of his family. he worked in france until 1890, but he moved to britain after that.

• July 11 Wolfgang Redlich

  German major / pilot, dies in battle

• July 12 Theodore Roosevelt

  American politician and business leader who received the medal of honor. he was a veteran of both world wars. he was edith roosevelt's eldest child.

• July 15 Marie-Victorin Kirouac

  Canadian botanist and academic (b. 1885)

• July 15 Marie-Victorin

  French canadian de la salle christian brother and botanist (born 1885)

• July 17 William James Sidis

  American mathematician and anthropologist (b. 1898)

• July 17 Hugh Rigby

  English portrait painter (king george v 1928-32)

• July 18 Thomas Sturge Moore

  English author, poet, and playwright (b. 1870)

• July 18 George A Hartland

  English mp (norwich 1931-35), dies at 60

• July 19 Carl Bock

  Danish gestapo agent, liquidated

• July 19 Will Marion Cook

  Composer dies at 75

• July 20 Mildred Harris

  Mildred Harris was a prominent silent film actress during the early 20th century, known for her roles in numerous films during the golden age of Hollywood's silent era.

• July 20 Ludwig Beck

  German general and Chief of the German General Staff during the early years of World War II.

• July 20 Heinz Burns

  German (1936 olympics - gold medalist), dies in bombing

• July 20 Korten

  Chief general of germany luftwaffe, dies in bomb explosion

• July 20 Mertz

  German colonel (july 20th plotter), executed

• July 20 Werner von Haeffen

  Execution of a german lieutenant (july 20,th plotter).

• July 21 Claus von Stauffenberg

  German military officer who led the most significant internal resistance attempt to assassinate Adolf Hitler during World War II. He planted a bomb at Hitler's Wolf's Lair headquarters on July 20, 1944, which narrowly failed to kill the Nazi leader. After the plot's failure, he was executed by firing squad the same day.

• July 21 Gerrit van den Bosch

  Dachau: led illegal dutch cpn party

• July 23 Max HHR Nettlau

  Austrian historian (der anarchismus), dies at 79

• July 31 Antoine de Saint-Exupery

  Renowned French writer, aviator, and author of 'The Little Prince', who made significant contributions to aviation literature and children's books.