Famous people and celebrities who died in October 1944
This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in October 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
- Oct. 4 Hobart Amory
Hobart Amory served as a respected political figure during his time in office.
- Oct. 4 Alfred E. Smith
Alfred E. Smith was an American politician who served as the Governor of New York and ran for President in 1928.
- Oct. 5 Joseph B "Aristide" Maillol
French sculptor/graphic artist
- Oct. 7 Helmut Lent
German night fighter pilot (born 1918).
- Oct. 8 Wendell Willkie
Wendell Willkie was an American lawyer and politician who was the Republican Party's nominee in the 1940 presidential election.
- Oct. 8 Marianita May
Renowned American author known for her novels and short stories.
- Oct. 9 Stefanina Moro
Italian partisan (b. 1927)
- Oct. 12 Alben Smith
Alben Smith was an American politician who served as the 44th Governor of New York.
- Oct. 14 Edwing Rommel
Edwing Rommel was a German military leader who played a prominent role in World War II as a field marshal in the Wehrmacht.
- Oct. 17 Rufino Blanco-Fombona
Venezuelan writer and diplomat, a key figure in Latin American modernism.
- Oct. 17 Pavel Haas
Czech composer (d. 1944)
- Oct. 19 Dénes Kőnig
Hungarian mathematician, theorist (d. 1944).
- Oct. 21 Francess Slanger
Francess Slanger was an American nurse and politician who served in the U.S. House of Representatives.
- Oct. 21 Hilda Af Klint
Hilda Af Klint was a Swedish artist and a pioneer of abstract art.
- Oct. 21 Alois Kayser
German missionary to nauru (born in 1877).
- Oct. 23 Emmalise Cézanne
Emmalise Cézanne was a French Post-Impressionist painter and the daughter of the famous artist Paul Cézanne.
- Oct. 23 Charles Glover Barkla
PHY - English-scottish physicist and academic, nobel prize laureate (b. 1877)
- Oct. 23 Hana Brady
Jewish-czech holocaust victim (d. 1944)
- Oct. 24 Louis Renault
French engineer and businessman, co-founded the renault company (b. 1877)
- Oct. 26 William Temple
English archbishop and theologian (b. 1881)
- Oct. 26 Hiroyoshi Nishizawa
Pilot and lieutenant in japan (d. 1944).
- Oct. 27 Judith Auer
German world war ii resistance fighter (d. 1944)
- Oct. 28 Petr Ginz
Czechoslovakian Jewish journalist who died in the Holocaust.
- Oct. 31 Joseph Hubert Priestley
British botanist (b. 1883)