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In the year 1943
550 Notable deaths
Lajos Werkner
Hungarian fencer (1883–1943).
Born October 23rd, 1883 in Budapest.
Died November 12th, 1943 at 60 years old in Budapest.
Ludwig Rex
German actor (1875–1943).
Born March 16th, 1875 in Munich.
Died December 7th, 1943 at 68 years old in Freiburg im Breisgau.
Mariya Kislyak
Hero of the soviet union (1925–1943).
Born March 6th, 1925 in Kharkiv.
Died June 18th, 1943 at 18 years old in Kharkiv (hanging to death).
Yvan Kyrlya
Soviet actor-poet.
Born March 17th, 1909.
Died June 3rd, 1943 at 34 years old in Krasnoturyinsk.
Hans Maier
German rower (1908–1943).
Born June 13th, 1909 in Mannheim.
Died March 6th, 1943 at 33 years old in Mareth Line.
Rudolf Rittner
German actor (1869–1943).
Born June 30th, 1869 in Bílý Potok. [ref]
Died February 4th, 1943 at 73 years old in Bílý Potok. [ref]
Sigrid Arnoldson
Swedish soprano singer (1861–1943).
Born March 20th, 1861 in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Died February 7th, 1943 at 81 years old in Hedvig Eleonora parish.
Leen Kullman
Estonian intelligence agent in soviet service (1920-1943).
Born January 31st, 1920 in Tartu.
Died March 6th, 1943 at 23 years old in Tartu.
Hans Pedersen
Danish gymnast (1887-1943).
Born November 5th, 1887 in Højelse.
Died September 22nd, 1943 at 55 years old in Kimmerslev.
Emil Kellenberger
Swiss olympic sports shooter (1864-1943).
Born April 3rd, 1864 in Walzenhausen.
Died November 20th, 1943 at 79 years old in Walzenhausen.
Stasys Šimkus
Lithuanian composer (1887-1943).
Born January 23rd, 1887 in Motiškiai. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1943 at 56 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Rudolf Ramseyer
Swiss footballer (1897-1943).
Born September 17th, 1897 in Bern.
Died September 13th, 1943 at 45 years old in Bern.
Carlo Cremonesi
Catholic cardinal (1866-1943).
Born November 4th, 1866 in Rome.
Died November 25th, 1943 at 77 years old in Vatican City.
Peider Lansel
Swiss poet (1863–1943).
Born August 15th, 1863 in Pisa.
Died December 8th, 1943 at 80 years old in Geneva.
Akira Matsunaga
Japanese association football player (born 1914).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Yaizu.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 28 years old in Guadalcanal. [ref]
John Muirhead Macfarlane
British botanist (1855-1943).
Born September 28th, 1855 in Kirkcaldy.
Died September 16th, 1943 at 87 years old in Lancaster.
Vilém Goppold von Lobsdorf
Czech fencer (1869–1943).
Born May 27th, 1869 in Prague. [ref]
Died June 12th, 1943 at 74 years old in Prague.
Yuldash Akhunbabaev
Uzbekistani politician (1885－1943).
Born July 13th, 1885 in Margilan.
Died February 28th, 1943 at 57 years old in Tashkent.
Marie-Eugène Debeney
French general (1864-1943).
Born May 5th, 1864 in Bourg-en-Bresse.
Died November 6th, 1943 at 79 years old in Bourg-en-Bresse.
Archibald Warden
British tennis player (1869–1943).
Born May 11th, 1869 in Edinburgh.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 74 years old in Edinburgh.
Georges Tainturier
French fencer (1890-1943).
Born May 20th, 1890 in Labruyère. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1943 at 53 years old in Cologne (decapitation). [ref]
Fedora Pushina
Hero of the soviet union (1923-1943).
Born November 13th, 1923 in Udmurtia.
Died November 6th, 1943 at 19 years old in Kyiv.
Eduard Schwyzer
Swiss classical philologist (1874-1943).
Born February 15th, 1874 in Zurich.
Died May 3rd, 1943 at 69 years old in Berlin.
Franco Bontadini
Italian footballer (1893-1943).
Born January 4th, 1893 in Milan.
Died January 27th, 1943 at 50 years old in Milan.
Mina Carlson-Bredberg
Swedish painter (1857–1943).
Born September 2nd, 1857 in Stockholm City.
Died June 9th, 1943 at 85 years old in Engelbrekt church parish.
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I could just remember how my father used to say that the reason for living was to get ready to stay dead a long time. William Faulkner