In the year 1943

538 Notable deaths

Arthur Rosenberg

German historian refugee from nazis because of jewish heritage (1889-1943).

Born December 19th, 1889 in Berlin.

Died February 7th, 1943 at 53 years old in New York City.

Anita Augspurg

German jurist, actress, writer, editor, and activist (1857–1943).

Born September 22nd, 1857 in Verden. [ref]

Died December 20th, 1943 at 86 years old in Zurich. [ref]

Tsezar Kunikov

Soviet naval officer.

Born June 23rd, 1909 in Rostov-on-Don.

Died February 14th, 1943 at 33 years old in Gelendzhik.

Mihailo Petrović

Serbian mathematician and philosopher (*1868 – †1943).

Born May 6th, 1868 in Belgrade.

Died June 8th, 1943 at 75 years old in Belgrade.

Charles McLean Andrews

American historian (1863–1943).

Born February 22nd, 1863 in Wethersfield.

Died September 9th, 1943 at 80 years old in New Haven.

Attila Petschauer

Hungarian fencer (1904–1943).

Born December 14th, 1904 in Budapest.

Died January 20th, 1943 at 38 years old in Davidovka concentration camp (hypothermia). [ref]

Reginald Hall

British admiral, director of naval intelligence 1914 to 1919; conservative mp 1919-1923, 1925-1929.

Born June 28th, 1870 in Wiltshire.

Died October 22nd, 1943 at 73 years old

Danielle Casanova

French resistance member (1909-1943).

Born January 9th, 1909 in Ajaccio.

Died May 9th, 1943 at 34 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp (typhus).

Franco Lucchini

Italian flying ace (1917-1943).

Born December 24th, 1917 in Rome.

Died July 5th, 1943 at 25 years old in Catania.

Richard Edward Miller

American impressionist painter (1875-1943).

Born March 22nd, 1875 in St. Louis.

Died January 23rd, 1943 at 67 years old in St. Augustine.

Yuzuru Hiraga

Japanese admiral (1878-1943).

Born March 8th, 1878 in Tokyo.

Died February 13th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tokyo.

Adolphe Kégresse

French engineer (1879–1943).

Born June 20th, 1879 in Héricourt.

Died February 9th, 1943 at 63 years old in Croissy-sur-Seine.

Ivan Kliun

Russian artist (1873-1943).

Born September 1st, 1873 in Bolshiye Gorki.

Died December 13th, 1943 at 70 years old in Moscow.

Arthur Hinsley

Catholic cardinal (1865–1943).

Born August 25th, 1865 in Carlton.

Died March 17th, 1943 at 77 years old in Buntingford (myocardial infarction).

Tyler Brooke

Actor (1886-1943).

Born June 6th, 1886 in New York City.

Died March 2nd, 1943 at 56 years old in Los Angeles (carbon monoxide poisoning).

Frederick H. Evans

British photographer (1853-1943).

Born June 26th, 1853 in London. [ref]

Died June 24th, 1943 at 89 years old in London. [ref]

Reginald Barlow

Actor (1866-1943).

Born June 17th, 1866 in Cambridge.

Died July 6th, 1943 at 77 years old in Hollywood.

Helena Nordheim

Gymnast.

Born August 1st, 1903 in Amsterdam.

Died July 2nd, 1943 at 39 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.

Aimo Cajander

Finnish forest scientist and politician (1879-1943).

Born April 4th, 1879 in Uusikaupunki. [ref]

Died January 21st, 1943 at 63 years old in Helsinki. [ref]

Ernst Linder

Swedish general (1868–1943).

Born April 25th, 1868 in Pojo. [ref]

Died September 14th, 1943 at 75 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]

Khosrov bey Sultanov

Azerbaijani politician (1879–1947).

Born May 10th, 1879 in Kürdhacı.

Died January 7th, 1943 at 63 years old in Istanbul.

Vahida Maglajlić

Yugoslav partisan.

Born April 17th, 1907 in Banja Luka. [ref]

Died April 1st, 1943 at 35 years old in Mala Krupska Rujiška. [ref]

Charles Bennett

American actor (1889-1943).

Born March 11th, 1889 in Dunedin.

Died February 15th, 1943 at 53 years old in Hollywood.

Kate Price

Irish-american actress (1872-1943).

Born February 13th, 1872 in Cork.

Died January 4th, 1943 at 70 years old in Woodland Hills.

Henri Focillon

French art historian (1881-1943).

Born September 7th, 1881 in Dijon.

Died March 3rd, 1943 at 61 years old in New Haven.

Deaths 276 to 300 of 538

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Death is a challenge. It tells us not to waste time… It tells us to tell each other right now that we love each other. Leo Buscaglia