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In the year 1943
511 Notable deaths
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]
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, 1911 in Georgetown.
Died February 1st, 1943 at 31 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.
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. [ref]
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.
Wade Boteler
Actor (1888–1943).
Born October 3rd, 1888 in Santa Ana.
Died May 7th, 1943 at 54 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction).
James Ewing
American pathologist (1866–1943).
Born December 25th, 1866 in Pittsburgh.
Died May 16th, 1943 at 76 years old in New York City (cancer).
Alfred Nossig
Sculptor (1864–1943).
Born April 18th, 1864 in Lviv.
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 78 years old in Warsaw.
Georges de Feure
French painter (1868-1943).
Born September 6th, 1868 in Paris. [ref]
Died November 26th, 1943 at 75 years old in Paris. [ref]
Charles Hazelius Sternberg
American paleontologist (1850-1943).
Born June 15th, 1850 in Cooperstown.
Died July 20th, 1943 at 93 years old in Toronto.
Camillo Olivetti
Italian engineer (1868-1943).
Born August 13th, 1868 in Ivrea.
Died December 4th, 1943 at 75 years old in Biella.
Gino Lucetti
Italian assassin (1900-1943).
Born August 31st, 1900 in Carrara.
Died September 17th, 1943 at 43 years old in Ischia.
Gyula Peidl
Hungarian politician (1873-1943).
Born April 4th, 1873 in Ravazd.
Died January 22nd, 1943 at 69 years old in Budapest.
John Stone Stone
American electrical engineer (1869–1943).
Born September 24th, 1869 in Manakin-Sabot.
Died May 20th, 1943 at 73 years old in San Diego. [ref]
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