In the year 1943
550 Notable deaths
Ingolf Elster Christensen
Norwegian politician, jurist, and military officer (1872–1943).
Born March 28th, 1872 in Førde.
Died May 3rd, 1943 at 71 years old in Førde.
Vladimirs Petrovs
Latvian chess player (1908-1943).
Born September 27th, 1908 in Riga.
Died August 26th, 1943 at 34 years old in Vorkuta, Kotlas (pneumonia).
Paul Otto
German film actor and director (1878–1943).
Born February 8th, 1878 in Berlin.
Died November 30th, 1943 at 65 years old in Berlin.
Alexander Hall
Scottish-canadian soccer player (1880-1943).
Born December 3rd, 1880 in Aberdeen.
Died September 25th, 1943 at 62 years old in Toronto.
Marytė Melnikaitė
Soviet partisan and heroine of the soviet union (1923-1943).
Born March 18th, 1923 in Zarasai.
Died July 13th, 1943 at 20 years old in Kaniūkai (gunshot wound).
Georges Dufrénoy
French painter (1870-1943).
Born June 20th, 1870 in Thiais.
Died December 9th, 1943 at 73 years old in Salles-Arbuissonnas-en-Beaujolais.
Edward O'Rourke
Polish bishop (1876–1943).
Born October 26th, 1876 in Basina.
Died January 27th, 1943 at 66 years old in Rome.
Lojze Grozde
Slovenian writer, poet and blessed (1923-1943).
Born May 27th, 1923 in Zgornje Vodale.
Died January 1st, 1943 at 19 years old in Mirna (torture).
Alice Henry
Australian suffragist, journalist and trade unionist.
Born March 21st, 1857 in Melbourne.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 85 years old in City of Malvern.
Alois Andritzki
German priest (1914-1943).
Born July 2nd, 1914 in Radibor.
Died February 3rd, 1943 at 28 years old in Dachau concentration camp (lethal injection).
Judikje Simons
Dutch gymnast (1904-1943).
Born August 20th, 1904 in The Hague.
Died March 20th, 1943 at 38 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
Paul Prosper Henrys
General from france (1862–1943).
Born March 13th, 1862 in Neufchâteau.
Died November 6th, 1943 at 81 years old in Paris.
Otakar Jaroš
Czech soldier (1912-1943).
Born August 1st, 1912 in Louny. [ref]
Died March 8th, 1943 at 30 years old in Sokolove. [ref]
Raoul Heinrich Francé
Austro-hungarian scientist (1874-1943).
Born May 20th, 1874 in Vienna.
Died October 3rd, 1943 at 69 years old in Budapest.
Farid Simaika
Diver (1907–1943).
Born June 12th, 1907 in Alexandria.
Died September 11th, 1943 at 36 years old in Makassar (aircraft shootdown). [ref]
George Moorhouse
American soccer player (1901-1943).
Born May 4th, 1901 in Liverpool.
Died October 12th, 1943 at 42 years old in New York City.
Alice Rühle-Gerstel
German-jewish writer, psychologist.
Born March 24th, 1894 in Prague.
Died June 24th, 1943 at 49 years old in Mexico City.
Eduard Helly
Austrian mathematician (1884–1943).
Born June 1st, 1884 in Vienna.
Died November 28th, 1943 at 59 years old in Chicago.
Adolf Urban
German footballer (1914–1943).
Born January 3rd, 1914 in Gelsenkirchen.
Died May 27th, 1943 at 29 years old in Staraya Russa. [ref]
Otto Hoffmann von Waldau
German general (1898–1943).
Died May 17th, 1943 at 44 years old in Petrich.
Anathon Aall
Norwegian academic (1867–1943).
Born August 15th, 1867 in Nesseby Municipality. [ref]
Died January 9th, 1943 at 75 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Ole Olsen
Danish film producer (1863—1943).
Born May 5th, 1863 in Vallekilde Parish.
Died October 5th, 1943 at 80 years old in Hellerup. [ref]
Josef Jennewein
German flying ace (1919–1943).
Born November 21st, 1919 in Sankt Anton am Arlberg.
Died July 26th, 1943 at 23 years old in Oryol.
Evžen Fried
Slovak politician.
Born March 13th, 1900 in Trnava.
Died September 17th, 1943 at 43 years old in Brussels.
Lyubov Shevtsova
Soviet partisan and heroine of the soviet union.
Born September 8th, 1924 in Izvaryne.
Died February 9th, 1943 at 18 years old in Rovenky (gunshot wound).
Deaths 351 to 375 of 550
Take nothing for granted. Keep in mind that it can come at anytime. Even today. Maxime Lagacé