In the year 1943
550 Notable deaths
Marija Bursać
First woman proclaimed a people's hero of yugoslavia (1921–1943).
Born August 2nd, 1921 in Kamenica.
Died September 22nd, 1943 at 22 years old in Vidovo Selo (died of wounds).
Johan Petter Johansson
Swedish inventor (1853-1943).
Born December 12th, 1853 in Södra Härene parish. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1943 at 89 years old in Enköping parish. [ref]
Azim Azimzade
Azerbaijani artist (1880-1943).
Born May 7th, 1880 in Novkhany.
Died June 15th, 1943 at 63 years old in Baku.
Ita Wegman
Dutch physician.
Born February 22nd, 1876 in Java.
Died March 4th, 1943 at 67 years old in Arlesheim.
Rupert Julian
Hollywood director and actor (1879-1943).
Born January 25th, 1879 in Whangaroa.
Died December 27th, 1943 at 64 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Milutin Ivković
Serbian footballer (1906-1943).
Born March 3rd, 1906 in Belgrade.
Died May 25th, 1943 at 37 years old in Jajinci.
Alfred Hoche
German psychiatrist (1865-1943).
Born August 1st, 1865 in Wildenhain. [ref]
Died May 16th, 1943 at 77 years old in Baden-Baden. [ref]
Helene Stöcker
German feminist, pacifist and gender activist (1869–1943).
Born November 13th, 1869 in Elberfeld. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1943 at 73 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Hilde Coppi
Antifascist member of resistance (1909-1943).
Born May 30th, 1909 in Berlin. [ref]
Died August 5th, 1943 at 34 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation by guillotine).
Wolfgang Fischer
German general (1888-1943).
Born December 11th, 1888 in Siedlisko.
Died February 1st, 1943 at 54 years old in Mareth Line.
Jenő Rejtő
Hungarian writer (1905–1943).
Born March 29th, 1905 in Budapest.
Died January 1st, 1943 at 37 years old in Evdakovo (typhus, hypothermia).
Foy Draper
Athletics competitor (1911–1943).
Born November 26th, 1913 in Georgetown.
Died February 1st, 1943 at 29 years old in Kasserine.
Seigō Nakano
Japanese journalist and politician (1886–1943).
Born February 12th, 1886 in Fukuoka.
Died October 27th, 1943 at 57 years old in Yoyogi (stabbing).
Harry Baur
French actor (1880–1943).
Born April 12th, 1880 in 11th arrondissement of Paris.
Died April 8th, 1943 at 62 years old in Paris.
Kurt Eggers
War correspondent and writer (1905-1943).
Born November 10th, 1905 in Berlin.
Died August 12th, 1943 at 37 years old in Kharkiv Oblast.
Stefan Starzyński
Polish politician (1893–1943).
Born August 19th, 1893 in Warsaw.
Died October 17th, 1943 at 50 years old in Warsaw (gunshot wound).
Friend Richardson
Governor of california (1865-1943).
Born December 1st, 1865 in Michigan.
Died September 6th, 1943 at 77 years old in Berkeley (myocardial infarction).
Otto Modersohn
German painter (1865-1943).
Born February 22nd, 1865 in Soest.
Died March 10th, 1943 at 78 years old in Rotenburg an der Wümme.
Carlo Bergamini
Italian admiral (1888-1943).
Born October 24th, 1888 in San Felice sul Panaro.
Died September 9th, 1943 at 54 years old in Sea of Sardinia.
Aristarkh Lentulov
Russian artist (1882-1943).
Born April 7th, 1882 in Novaya Pyatina. [ref]
Died April 15th, 1943 at 61 years old in Moscow.
Yury Tynyanov
Russian writer (1894–1943).
Born November 18th, 1894 in Rēzekne.
Died December 20th, 1943 at 49 years old in Moscow (multiple sclerosis).
Joseph Achron
Russian composer and violinist (1886–1943).
Born May 1st, 1886 in Lazdijai.
Died April 29th, 1943 at 56 years old in Hollywood.
Carl Edvard Johansson
Swedish inventor and scientist who invented high-precision gauge blocks.
Born March 15th, 1864 in Fellingsbro parish.
Died September 30th, 1943 at 79 years old in Eskilstuna Fors församling.
Charles Ray
American actor and film director (1891-1943).
Born March 15th, 1891 in Jacksonville.
Died November 23rd, 1943 at 52 years old in Los Angeles.
Alice Boughton
American photographer (1866–1943).
Born May 14th, 1866 in Brooklyn.
Died June 21st, 1943 at 77 years old in Brookhaven (pneumonia).
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Because I have loved life, I shall have no sorrow to die. Amelia Burr