Famous people and celebrities who died in June 1944

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in June 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

June 5 Riccardo Zandonai
Composer dies at 61
June 6 Danny Brotheridge
British lieutenant, 1st to die during d-day
June 6 Gerrit John van de Peat
Executed at 41
June 9 99 inhabitants
Tulle is hanged by ss
June 10 Willem Jacob van Stockum
Dutch physicist (born in 1910)
June 10 Johan Limpers
28. sculptor/resist fighter
June 10 Gerrit Jan van der Veen [Wolffensperger]
Execution of resister at 41
June 10 French Duwaer
Dutch printer/ resistance fighter, executed
June 12 Erich Marcks
German general (d. 1944)
June 14 Lubor Niederle
Czech archaeologist/slavist, died at 78
June 14 Robert H Iseley
Us pilot/lt-comdr (saipan), killed in combat
June 16 George Stinney Jr.
African-American teenager who became a tragic symbol of racial injustice in the United States. At just 14 years old, he was wrongfully convicted and executed, making him the youngest person legally executed in the 20th century.
June 16 Marc Bloch
French historian and Resistance fighter.
June 19 Han Yong-woon
At 65, a zen teacher dies in seoul county, korea
June 21 Jan Bonekamp
Hannie schaft, friend and dutch resistance fighter
June 24 Rio Gebhardt
Composer dies at 36
June 25 Lucha Reyes
Mexican singer and actress (b. 1906)
June 25 Dénes Berinkey
Hungarian jurist and politician, 18th prime minister of hungary (b. 1871)
June 27 Milan Hodža
Czech journalist and politician, 10th prime minister of czechoslovakia (b. 1878)
June 27 Werner Wehrli
Composer dies at 52
June 28 Friedrich Dollmann
German general (b. 1882)