In the year 1943
550 Notable deaths
Michał Kozal
Polish roman catholic bishop, martyr and blessed (1893–1943).
Born September 25th, 1893 in Gmina Krotoszyn.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in Dachau (lethal injection).
Hermann Lange
Roman catholic priest and martyr of the nazi period in germany (1912-1943).
Born April 16th, 1912 in Leer.
Died November 10th, 1943 at 31 years old in Hamburg (decapitation).
Géo André
French high jumper, hurdler and rugby union player (1889–1943).
Born August 13th, 1889 in 8th arrondissement of Paris.
Died May 4th, 1943 at 53 years old in Tangier.
Luis Barros Borgoño
Chilean politician (1858–1943).
Born March 26th, 1858 in Santiago.
Died July 26th, 1943 at 85 years old in Santiago.
Sigrid Onégin
Franco-german operatic contralto.
Born June 1st, 1891 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1943 at 52 years old in Magliaso. [ref]
József Braun
Jewish-hungarian association football player (1901-1943).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1943 at 41 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
John Calhoun Phillips
American politician (1870–1943).
Born November 13th, 1870 in Vermont.
Died June 25th, 1943 at 72 years old in Flagstaff (myocardial infarction).
Veselin Masleša
Bosnian serb writer (1906–1943).
Born April 20th, 1906 in Banja Luka.
Died June 14th, 1943 at 37 years old in Tjentište (drowning).
Lillian Langdon
American actress (1860–1943).
Born November 25th, 1860 in New Jersey.
Died February 8th, 1943 at 82 years old in Santa Monica.
Kōichi Shiozawa
Japanese admiral (1883–1943).
Born March 5th, 1883 in Kamiina district.
Died November 17th, 1943 at 60 years old in Tsukiji (pancreatitis).
Baron Max Wladimir von Beck
Austrian servant (1854-1943).
Born September 6th, 1854 in Vienna.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 88 years old in Vienna.
Maria Jotuni
Finnish writer (1880–1943).
Born April 9th, 1880 in Kuopio.
Died September 30th, 1943 at 63 years old in Helsinki.
Gabrielė Petkevičaitė-Bitė
Lithuanian writer and activist.
Born March 18th, 1861 in Puziniškis.
Died June 14th, 1943 at 82 years old in Panevėžys.
Albert Armitage
Scottish mariner (1864–1943).
Born July 2nd, 1864 in Balquhidder.
Died October 31st, 1943 at 79 years old in Scotland.
Kseniya Konstantinova
Heroine of the soviet union (1925-1943).
Born April 18th, 1925 in Sukhaya Lubna.
Died October 1st, 1943 at 18 years old in Rudnyansky District, Smolensk Oblast.
Victor Prouvé
French painter, sculptor and engraver (1858-1943).
Born August 13th, 1858 in Nancy. [ref]
Died February 15th, 1943 at 84 years old in Sétif. [ref]
Hryhorii Kravchenko
Soviet aviator (1912–1943).
Born October 12th, 1912 in Holubivka.
Died February 23rd, 1943 at 30 years old in Putilovskoye rural settlement.
Achille Loria
Italian economist (1857–1943).
Born March 2nd, 1857 in Mantua.
Died November 6th, 1943 at 86 years old in Luserna San Giovanni.
Elise Richter
Austrian philologist, scholar of romance languages, and university teacher, holocaust victim (1865–1943).
Born March 2nd, 1865 in Vienna.
Died June 21st, 1943 at 78 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp.
Gustave Doret
Swiss composer and conductor (1866-1943).
Born September 20th, 1866 in Aigle.
Died April 19th, 1943 at 76 years old in Lausanne.
Carlos Arniches
Spanish playwright (1866–1943).
Born November 11th, 1866 in Alicante.
Died April 16th, 1943 at 76 years old in Madrid.
Jimmy Ashcroft
English footballer (1878–1943).
Born September 12th, 1878 in Liverpool.
Died April 9th, 1943 at 64 years old
Zinaida Mareseva
Hero of the soviet union.
Born June 20th, 1923 in Cherkasskoye (Saratov Oblast).
Died August 6th, 1943 at 20 years old in Kursk Oblast.
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski
Russian and azerbaijani general.
Born April 23rd, 1865 in Aşağı Salahlı.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 78 years old in Baku.
Hector Goetinck
Belgian association football player (1886–1943).
Born March 5th, 1887 in Bruges.
Died June 25th, 1943 at 56 years old in Knokke-Heist. [ref]
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If life must not be taken too seriously, then so neither must death. Samuel Butler