In the year 1943
550 Notable deaths
Otto Aust
Sailor (1892-1943).
Born July 25th, 1892 in Långedrag.
Died October 12th, 1943 at 51 years old in Bremen.
Vincenzo Lapuma
Catholic cardinal (1874–1943).
Born January 22nd, 1874 in Palermo.
Died November 4th, 1943 at 69 years old in Rome.
Walter Thijssen
Dutch rower (1877-1943).
Born September 28th, 1877 in Yogyakarta.
Died July 3rd, 1943 at 65 years old in Hilversum.
Yngve Holm
Swedish sailor (1895–1943).
Born September 12th, 1895 in Västerviks church parish. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1943 at 47 years old in Stockholm.
Leonti Gourtiev
Soviet military officer, hero of the soviet union (1891–1943).
Born July 1st, 1891 in Shamakhi.
Died August 3rd, 1943 at 52 years old in Orlovsky District.
Axel Runström
Swedish water polo player (1883–1943).
Born October 15th, 1883 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died August 10th, 1943 at 59 years old in Stockholm.
Ru van der Haar
Field hockey player (1913–1943).
Born October 6th, 1913 in Banyumas.
Died May 15th, 1943 at 29 years old in Maumere.
Antonio Marovelli
Italian artistic gymnast.
Born July 4th, 1896 in Melegnano.
Died August 13th, 1943 at 47 years old in Melegnano.
Oscar Friede
American tug of war competitor (1881–1943).
Born July 14th, 1882 in St. Louis.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 60 years old in St. Louis.
Bertha M. Stoneman
American born south african botanist (1866-1943).
Born August 18th, 1866 in Lakewood.
Died April 30th, 1943 at 76 years old in Cape Town.
Ernest Ebbage
British tug of war competitor (1873–1943).
Born August 1st, 1873 in Stibbard.
Died September 2nd, 1943 at 70 years old
Tekla Hultin
Finnish politician and journalist.
Born April 18th, 1864 in Jaakkima.
Died March 31st, 1943 at 78 years old in Helsinki.
Viktor Flessl
Austrian rower (1898–1943).
Born November 6th, 1898 in Braunau am Inn.
Died December 18th, 1943 at 45 years old in Breza.
Lida Heymann
German feminist, editor (1868–1943).
Born March 15th, 1868 in Hamburg. [ref]
Died July 31st, 1943 at 75 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Herman d'Oultremont
Horse rider.
Born April 2nd, 1882 in Brussels metropolitan area.
Died February 17th, 1943 at 60 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.
Maurice Hemelsoet
Belgian rower (1875–1943).
Born March 8th, 1875 in Ghent.
Died December 29th, 1943 at 68 years old in Ghent.
Ellen Kleman
Swedish writer, journal editor and women's rights activist (1867–1943).
Born July 24th, 1867 in Karlskrona city community. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1943 at 76 years old in Skeppsholm church parish. [ref]
Valdemar Bøggild
Danish gymnast.
Born September 30th, 1883 in Ringe.
Died July 2nd, 1943 at 59 years old in Ringe.
Bruno Vattovaz
Italian rower (1912-1943).
Born February 20th, 1912 in Koper.
Died October 5th, 1943 at 31 years old
Grigory Bahchivandzhi
Russian test pilot (1909-1943).
Born February 20th, 1909.
Died March 27th, 1943 at 34 years old
Pedro Peña
President of paraguay (1864-1943).
Born June 29th, 1864 in Asunción.
Died July 29th, 1943 at 79 years old in Asunción.
John Jansson
Diver (1892–1943).
Born July 18th, 1892 in Stockholm.
Died October 10th, 1943 at 51 years old in Bromma city district.
Arthur Knautz
German handball player (1911-1943).
Born March 20th, 1911 in Daaden.
Died August 6th, 1943 at 32 years old in Belgorod.
Józef Achilles Puchała
Polish beatified person.
Born March 18th, 1911 in Kosina.
Died July 19th, 1943 at 32 years old in Baravikoŭščyna.
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