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Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1944

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

  • Napoleon Soukatzidis
    May 1 Napoleon Soukatzidis

    Greek communist and trade unionist (b. 1909)

  • Themistoklis Diakidis
    May 8 Themistoklis Diakidis

    High jumper from greece (born 1882).

  • Han Yong-un
    May 9 Han Yong-un

    Korean poet and social reformer (b. 1879)

  • Ethel Mary Smyth
    May 9 Ethel Mary Smyth

    Composer dies at 86

  • Henk Hos
    May 11 Henk Hos

    At 37, a resistance fighter was executed

  • Max Brand
    May 12 Max Brand

    American journalist and author (b. 1892)

  • Arthur Quiller-Couch
    May 12 Arthur Quiller-Couch

    English author, poet, and critic (b. 1863)

  • Filip Mișea
    May 16 Filip Mișea

    Aromanian activist, physician and politician (b. 1873)

  • George Ade
    May 16 George Ade

    American journalist, author, and playwright (b. 1866)

  • Leone Sinigaglia
    May 16 Leone Sinigaglia

    Composer dies at 75

  • Max Brand [Frederick Schiller Faust]
    May 16 Max Brand [Frederick Schiller Faust]

    Western author

  • Christian Wirth
    May 26 Christian Wirth

    German military, an ss major, and head of the death camps organisation in poland 1942-1943. although he was killed while fighting yugoslovakian militants in the streets on may 26, 1944, he could have been the victim a jewish revenge squad that was organized to find nazi mass murderers.

  • Katri Vala
    May 28 Katri Vala

    Finnish poet dies at the age of 42

  • Jessie Ralph
    May 30 Jessie Ralph

    Actress (good earth san francisco), who dies at 79