Year 1944 in the Elephant culture history

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Present selection: year 1944 * 6 persons were born in 1944 | ⚭ 2 persons married or partnered in 1944 | 3 persons attacked by elephants in 1944 † 8 persons died in 1944

1944 mention in article pages

1 entries with glossary pages beginning with 1944

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1944 mentioned in locations

7 location entries where 1944 is mentioned

Circus Sarrasani

circus founded year 1902
Closed year 1945

Zoo Circus

circus founded year 1941
Closed year 1964

Luna Park

zoo founded year 1903
Closed year 1944

Barnett Brothers Circus (Wallace Brothers Circus)

circus founded year 1927
Closed year 1944

Animal Kingdom (Bernie Hoffmann)

private founded year 1944
Closed year 2009

Clyde Beatty-Russell Brothers Circus

circus founded year 1944
Closed year 1944

Powell Brothers Circus

circus founded year 1944
Closed year 1968

1944 person birth records

6 entries with persons who were born in 1944

Alexis Grüss

Alexis Grüss, circus director in France, born 1944-04-23 Bart, Doubs, in France.

owner - at Circus Gruss in France

Karl-Gustaf Jernström

Karl-Gustaf Jernström, circus director in Finland, born 1944? , in Finland.

owner 1976- at Circus Finlandia in Finland

Rinaldo Orfei

Rinaldo Orfei, circus director in Italy, born 1944 , in .

owner 1962-1984 at Circorama in Italy
owner 1984- at Circus Rinaldo Orfei in Italy

Ghisi Casartelli

Ghisi Casartelli, circus assistant director in Italy, born 1944 , in .

assistant director - at Circus Medrano-Casartelli in Italy

Jan Lennon

Jan Lennon, circus artist in Australia, born 1944 , in .

artist - at Lennon Brothers Circus in Australia

Nigel Mason

Nigel Mason, camp director in Indonesia, born 1944? , in United Kingdom.

owner 1997- at Mason Elephant Park & Lodge in Indonesia

2 persons married or partnered in 1944

2 entries with persons who married or partnered in 1944

Margot Nordholm

Margot Nordholm, zoo visitor in Sweden, born 1922-06-08 Berlin, in Sweden.

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Married
1944-04-06 in Hedvig Eleonora, Stockholm, Sweden

Gösta Köhl

Gösta Albert Koehl, zoo visitor in Sweden, born 1916-10-07 Stockholm, in Sweden.

3 casulaties of people being attcked by elephants in 1944

2 entries with persons who were attcked by elephants in 1944

1944 person Obituaries

8 entries with persons who died in 1944

Bertha Walt

Bertha Walt (b. ? ) zoo visitor in Switzerland, died † 1944-11 , in .

visitor -1944 at Zurich Zoo in Switzerland

Wilfred Lawson

Wilfred Lawson (b. ? ) zoo elephant keeper in Australia, died † 1944-09-19 Melbourne Zoo, in Australia.

elephant keeper -1944 at Melbourne Zoo in Australia

Gabe Tucker

Gabe Tucker (b. ) circus elephant keeper in United States, died † 1944-07-12? Chehalis, in United States.

elephant keeper - at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus in United States
elephant keeper -1944 at Russell Brothers Circus in United States

Alma von der Gathen

Alma von der Gathen (b. 1905 ) circus artist in Germany, died † 1944 , in .

artist - at Circus Adolf Althoff in Germany

Bernhard Heppenheimer

Bernhard Heppenheimer (b. 1902-01-29 ) circus director in Germany, died † 1944 , in .

artist - at Circus Heppenheimer in Germany
owner - at Circus Heppenheimer in Germany

Hedvig Andersson

Hedvig Andersson (b. 1871 Göteborg) circus animal trainer in Sweden, died † 1944 Malmö, in Sweden.

animal trainer 1935-1938 at Circus Orlando in Sweden
animal trainer 1938-1944 at Zoo Circus in Sweden

Manya Guttenberg

Manya Guttenberg (b. ? ) circus artist in Hungary, died † 1944 , in .

1914-1915 at Konyot Bros. Great American Circus & Wild West Show in Hungary

Rudolf Lorch

Rudolf Lorch (b. 1893 ) circus artist in Germany, died † 1944 Auschwitz, in Poland.

artist 1923-1925 at Circus Sarrasani in Germany
owner 1927-1930 at Circus Lorch in Germany

Elephants born in 1944

14 entries with elephant born in 1944

♀ Shirley

Born 1944? at Sri Lanka unspecified location. Dead † 2021-02-02)at Wild Adventures, in United States

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♀ Wart Ear

Born 1944? at Amboseli National Park. Now living at Amboseli National Park, in Kenya

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♀ Carla

Born 1944-08-10 at Hannover Zoo. Dead † 1962-04-22)at Dresden Zoo, in Germany

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♀ Valaja (Valaya)

Born 1944-06-00 at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 1977-08-24)at Zurich Zoo, in Switzerland

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⚪ Judy

Born 1944-04-00 at Unknown. Now living at Clyde Brothers Circus (Donnie Johnson), in United States

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♀ Bonnie

Born 1944 at Asia unspecified location. Now living at George Carden Circus International, in United States

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♀ Jenny

Born 1944 at Unknown. Now living at Unknown, in Unknown

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♀ Jumbo

Born 1944 at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 2000-06-28)at Ueno Zoo, in Japan

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♀ Kapila

Born 1944 at Kakanakote forest. Dead † 2017-02-05)at Sakrebyle elephant camp, in India

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♀ Kikuko

Born 1944 at Unknown. Dead † 2003-11-27)at Ichihara Elephant Kingdom, in Japan

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♀ Mollie

Born 1944 at Unknown. Dead † 1957)at Bullen\'s Circus, in Australia

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♀ Sue

Born 1944 at Unknown. Dead † 1989-04-21)at Sacramento Zoo, in United States

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♂ Tommy

Born 1944 at Nagarhole National Park. Dead † 2002-12-21)at Ringling Brothers and Barnum & Bailey Circus - Retirement Farm, in United States

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♀ Toto

Born 1944 at Unknown. Dead † 1976-06-24)at Honolulu Zoo, in United States

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Elephants dead in 1944

19 entries with elephants who died in 1944

♀ Assabella

Born 1935 at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 1944/1945?)at Wroclaw Zoo (Zoo Breslau), in Poland

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♀ Mary

Born 1935? at Unknown. Dead † 1944/1945?)at Wroclaw Zoo (Zoo Breslau), in Poland

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♀ Isah (Isjah)

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1944-12-14)at Tilburg Zoo, in Netherlands

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♀ Alice

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1944-12-03)at Haag Circus, in United States

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♀ Nellie (Nellikutha)

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1944-08-15)at Wellington Zoo, in New Zealand

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♂ Szultan

Born 1909 at Unknown. Dead † 1944-06-11)at Budapest Zoo, in Hungary

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♀ Mädi

Born 1906-07-14 at Vienna Zoo. Dead † 1944-05-15)at Vienna Zoo, in Austria

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♀ Csambi I

Born 1941-09-16 at Budapest Zoo. Dead † 1944-03-25)at Budapest Zoo, in Hungary

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♀ Mabel

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1944-03-03)at Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus, in United States

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♀ Weir Maude

Born at Asia unspecified location. Dead † 1944-02-16)at Ray Brothers Circus, in United States

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♀ unknown

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1944-02-00)at Higashiyama Zoo and Botanical Gardens, in Japan

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♀ Birma

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1944-01-08)at Dresden Zoo, in Germany

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♀ Celeste

Born 1937 at Unknown. Dead † 1944)at Dudley Zoo, in United Kingdom

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♀ Ruth (Linco)

Born at Unknown. Dead † 1944)at Bailey Brothers Circus, in United States

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♀ Tembo

Born at Africa unspecified location. Dead † 1944)at Munich Zoo, in Germany

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♀ Tuzinka

Born 1937-04-16 at Warsaw Zoo (Ogrod Zoologiczny Warsaw). Dead † 1944)at Berlin Zoo, in Germany

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