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. 7 Eduardo Sanchez de Fuentes
Composer dies at age 70
- 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 Hubert Ahaus
Chaplin (godsrijk), dies at 67
- Sept. 18 Robert G Cole American Paratrooper of the 101st
502nd division (born 1915).
- 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 Alexander Koshetz
Ukrainian choral conductor, arranger, composer (b. 1875)
- Sept. 21 Artur Phleps
German waffen-ss officer (born 1881)
- 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)