In the year 1943

511 Notable deaths

Max Wertheimer

Austro-hungarian psychologist (1880–1943).

Born April 15th, 1880 in Prague.

Died October 12th, 1943 at 63 years old in New Rochelle.

Viktor Lutze

Sa stabschef (1890-1943).

Born December 28th, 1890 in Bevergern.

Died May 2nd, 1943 at 52 years old in Potsdam (traffic collision).

Etty Hillesum

Jewish diarist (1914-1943).

Born January 15th, 1914 in Middelburg. [ref]

Died November 30th, 1943 at 29 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]

Alexandre Millerand

French lawyer and statesman (1859–1943).

Born February 10th, 1859 in Paris.

Died April 6th, 1943 at 84 years old in Versailles.

Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord

German general (1878–1943).

Born September 26th, 1878 in Hinrichshagen.

Died April 24th, 1943 at 64 years old in Berlin (cancer).

Stephen Vincent Benét

American poet, short story writer, novelist.

Born July 22nd, 1898 in Bethlehem. [ref]

Died March 13th, 1943 at 44 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Ganga Singh

Maharaja of bikaner; (1880-1943).

Born October 3rd, 1880 in Bikaner State.

Died February 2nd, 1943 at 62 years old in Mumbai.

Jane Avril

French can-can dancer made famous by henri de toulouse-lautrec through his painting (1868-1943).

Born June 9th, 1868 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Died January 17th, 1943 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Winnaretta Singer

American socialite (1865–1943).

Born January 8th, 1865 in Yonkers.

Died November 26th, 1943 at 78 years old in London.

Dudley Pound

Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1877-1943).

Born August 29th, 1877 in Isle of Wight.

Died October 21st, 1943 at 66 years old in Royal Masonic Hospital.

Marsden Hartley

American artist (1877-1943).

Born January 4th, 1877 in Lewiston.

Died September 2nd, 1943 at 66 years old in Ellsworth.

Mildred Harnack

American-german literary historian, professor, translator; resistance fighter and anti-nazi activist, who was executed during wwii in germany.

Born September 16th, 1902 in Milwaukee. [ref]

Died February 16th, 1943 at 40 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).

Frank Worsley

New zealand sailor and explorer (1872–1943).

Born February 22nd, 1872 in Akaroa.

Died February 1st, 1943 at 70 years old in Claygate (lung cancer).

Pavel Milyukov

Russian politician and historian (1859-1943).

Born January 27th, 1859 in Moscow.

Died March 31st, 1943 at 84 years old in Aix-les-Bains.

Gustav Vigeland

Norwegian sculptor.

Born April 11th, 1869 in Halse og Harkmark. [ref]

Died March 12th, 1943 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Hans Jeschonnek

German military officer and aircraft pilot (1899–1943).

Born April 9th, 1899 in Inowrocław.

Died August 18th, 1943 at 44 years old in Gołdap County, Robinson complex (gunshot wound).

Marina Raskova

Founder of three soviet russian all-female air regiments (1912-1943).

Born March 28th, 1912 in Moscow.

Died January 4th, 1943 at 30 years old in Saratov Oblast. [ref]

Alexander Woollcott

American critic (1887-1943).

Born January 19th, 1887 in Phalanx.

Died January 23rd, 1943 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Alexandre Yersin

Swiss-french physician and bacteriologist.

Born September 22nd, 1863 in Aubonne.

Died March 1st, 1943 at 79 years old in Nha Trang. [ref]

Christoph Probst

German resistance fighter, white rose member (1919–1943).

Born November 6th, 1919 in Murnau am Staffelsee.

Died February 22nd, 1943 at 23 years old in Munich Prison (decapitation).

Johann Niemann

German ss officer.

Born August 4th, 1913 in Völlen.

Died October 14th, 1943 at 30 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp (axe).

Aurel Stein

Hungarian-british archaeologist (1862-1943).

Born November 26th, 1862 in Pest.

Died October 26th, 1943 at 80 years old in Kabul.

Dilly Knox

British cryptographer (1884-1943).

Born July 23rd, 1884 in Oxford.

Died February 27th, 1943 at 58 years old in Hughenden (lymphoma).

W. S. Van Dyke

American film director (1889–1943).

Born March 21st, 1889 in San Diego.

Died February 5th, 1943 at 53 years old in Los Angeles.

Frank Maxwell Andrews

United states army general (1884–1943).

Born February 3rd, 1884 in Nashville.

Died May 3rd, 1943 at 59 years old in Fagradalsfjall.

Deaths 51 to 75 of 511

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