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)