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)