In the year 1943
511 Notable deaths
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-american inventor.
Born July 10th, 1856 in Smiljan. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1943 at 86 years old in Hell's Kitchen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Washington Carver
African american botanist and inventor (1864-1943).
Born January 1st, 1864 in United States, Diamond.
Died January 5th, 1943 at 79 years old in Tuskegee (anemia).
Beatrix Potter
British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943).
Born July 28th, 1866 in South Kensington. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1943 at 77 years old in Near Sawrey (pneumonia). [ref]
Isoroku Yamamoto
Japanese marshal admiral (1884–1943).
Born April 4th, 1884 in Nagaoka.
Died April 18th, 1943 at 59 years old in Bougainville Island (ditching).
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Russian composer, pianist and conductor (1873–1943).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Starorussky Uyezd.
Died March 28th, 1943 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (melanoma).
Edsel Bryant Ford
American businessman (1893-1943).
Born November 6th, 1893 in Detroit.
Died May 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in Grosse Pointe Shores (stomach cancer).
Sophie Scholl
German resistance fighter during the nazi regime, member of the white rose (1921-1943).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Forchtenberg. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 21 years old in Munich Prison (decapitation). [ref]
Yakov Dzhugashvili
First child of josef stalin (1907–1943).
Born March 18th, 1907 in Baji.
Died April 14th, 1943 at 36 years old in Sachsenhausen concentration camp.
John Harvey Kellogg
American physician.
Born February 26th, 1852 in Tyrone Township.
Died December 14th, 1943 at 91 years old in Battle Creek.
Frank Nitti
Boss of chicago outfit (1886–1943).
Born January 27th, 1886 in Angri.
Died March 19th, 1943 at 57 years old in North Riverside (gunshot wound).
Doris Miller
First african american to be awarded the navy cross (1919–1943).
Born October 12th, 1919 in Waco.
Died November 24th, 1943 at 24 years old in Gilbert Islands.
Leslie Howard
British actor (1893–1943).
Born April 3rd, 1893 in London.
Died June 1st, 1943 at 50 years old in Bay of Biscay (aviation accident).
David Hilbert
German mathematician (1862–1943).
Born January 23rd, 1862 in Kaliningrad.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 81 years old in Göttingen.
Simone Weil
French philosopher, writer, and social activist (1909–1943).
Born February 3rd, 1909 in Paris.
Died August 24th, 1943 at 34 years old in Ashford (tuberculosis).
Luz Long
German long jumper (1913-1943).
Born April 27th, 1913 in Leipzig.
Died July 14th, 1943 at 30 years old in Acate.
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born May 21st, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1943 at 39 years old in Kansas City (pneumonia). [ref]
Karl Landsteiner
Austrian biologist, physician and nobel prize laureate.
Born June 14th, 1868 in Vienna, Baden bei Wien.
Died June 26th, 1943 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.
American banker.
Born September 7th, 1867 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1943 at 75 years old in Boca Grande (stroke). [ref]
Conrad Veidt
German actor (1893–1943).
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Berlin.
Died April 3rd, 1943 at 50 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
Camille Claudel
French sculptor (1864–1943).
Born December 8th, 1864 in Fère-en-Tardenois.
Died October 19th, 1943 at 78 years old in Montfavet.
Boris III of Bulgaria
King of bulgaria (1894–1943).
Born January 30th, 1894 in Sofia.
Died August 28th, 1943 at 49 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Theodor Eicke
German ss general, commander of concentration camp dachau and inspector of the concentration camps (1892–1943).
Born October 17th, 1892 in Hampont.
Died February 26th, 1943 at 50 years old in Kharkiv.
William S. Harley
American businessman and co-founder of the harley-davidson motor company.
Born December 29th, 1880 in Milwaukee.
Died September 18th, 1943 at 62 years old in Milwaukee.
Edward O'Hare
United states navy medal of honor recipient (1914–1943).
Born March 13th, 1914 in St. Louis.
Died November 29th, 1943 at 29 years old in Gilbert Islands.
Leonard Siffleet
Australian soldier, beheaded by the japanese in 1943.
Born January 14th, 1916 in Gunnedah.
Died October 24th, 1943 at 27 years old in Aitape (decapitation, execution).
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