Famous people and celebrities who died in September 1944

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

• Sept. 2 Bella Rosenfeld

  Russian-born american wife to marc chagall, subject of many of his paintings (born in 1895).

• Sept. 2 George W Norris

  Us senator (lame duck-amendement)

• Sept. 3 John Lumsden

  Irish physician, founded the st. john ambulance brigade of ireland (b. 1869)

• Sept. 3 Frantisek Alois Drdla

  Composer dies at 75

• Sept. 4 Erich Fellgiebel

  German general (b. 1886)

• Sept. 4 Izaak van der Horst

  Dutch resistance fighter executed

• Sept. 5 Willem M Groenewegen

  Resistance fighter, executed

• Sept. 6 James Cannon Jr.

  American bishop of the methodist episcopal church, south

• Sept. 6 Robert Lejour

  Belgian lawyer/resistance fighter, killed

• Sept. 8 Jan van Gilse

  At 63, composer/dutch resistance fighter, died

• Sept. 10 Jaap P Musch

  Dutch resistance fighter was murdered by nazis

• Sept. 13 Noor Inayat Khan

  Noor Inayat Khan was a courageous British spy of Indian descent who worked for the Special Operations Executive during World War II, risking her life to support the Allied resistance in Nazi-occupied France. She was the first female radio operator sent into France and was posthumously awarded the George Cross for her exceptional bravery.

• Sept. 13 W. Heath Robinson

  English cartoonist (b. 1872)

• Sept. 16 Gustav Bauer

  German journalist and politician, 11th chancellor of germany (b. 1870)

• Sept. 17 Kussin

  German general major / commanding arnhem, dies in battle

• Sept. 18 Robert G. Cole

  Robert G. Cole was a heroic American Army colonel who received the Medal of Honor for his extraordinary bravery during World War II, tragically killed in action in 1944.

• Sept. 18 Anthony Stefanich

  British boxer/captain, killed in arnhem

• Sept. 18 Robert G Cole American Paratrooper of the 101st

  502nd division (born 1915).

• Sept. 18 Hubert Ahaus

  Chaplin (godsrijk), dies at 67

• Sept. 18 Hendrikus Colijn

  Dutch premier (1933-1939), dies at 75

• Sept. 19 Guy Gibson

  Guy Gibson was a distinguished Royal Air Force pilot and commander during World War II, famous for leading the legendary 'Dambusters' raid against German dams. He was awarded the Victoria Cross for his exceptional bravery and leadership in Operation Chastise.

• Sept. 19 Hilary Barlow

  British colonel

• Sept. 21 Artur Phleps

  German waffen-ss officer (born 1881)

• Sept. 21 Alexander Koshetz

  Ukrainian choral conductor, arranger, composer (b. 1875)

• Sept. 23 Jakob Schaffner

  Swiss author and critic (b. 1875)

• Sept. 23 Colijn

  Netherlands prime minister, buried

• Sept. 27 Aimee Semple McPherson

  Canadian-american evangelist, founded the international church of the foursquare gospel (b. 1890)

• Sept. 29 Douglas Crawford McMurtrie

  American typeface designer, graphic designer, historian and author (b. 1888)