In the year 1943
550 Notable deaths
Elinor Glyn
British novelist and scriptwriter (1864-1943).
Born October 17th, 1864 in Saint Helier.
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 78 years old in London.
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]
Max Wertheimer
Austro-hungarian psychologist (1880–1943).
Born April 15th, 1880 in Prague.
Died October 12th, 1943 at 63 years old in New Rochelle.
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).
Ganga Singh
Maharaja of bikaner; (1880-1943).
Born October 3rd, 1880 in Bikaner State.
Died February 2nd, 1943 at 62 years old in Mumbai.
Stephen Vincent Benét
American poet, short story writer, novelist (1898–1943).
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Fountain Hill.
Died March 13th, 1943 at 44 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Dudley Pound
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1877-1943).
Born August 29th, 1877.
Died October 21st, 1943 at 66 years old in Royal Masonic Hospital.
Winnaretta Singer
American socialite (1865–1943).
Born January 8th, 1865 in Yonkers.
Died November 26th, 1943 at 78 years old in London.
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.
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).
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.
Sanne Ledermann
Victim of the nazis at auschwitz (1928–1943).
Born October 7th, 1928 in Berlin. [ref]
Died November 19th, 1943 at 15 years old in Auschwitz.
Marsden Hartley
American artist (1877-1943).
Born January 4th, 1877 in Lewiston.
Died September 2nd, 1943 at 66 years old in Ellsworth.
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).
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).
Gustav Vigeland
Norwegian sculptor.
Born April 11th, 1869 in Halse og Harkmark. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1943 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
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).
Chaïm Soutine
Belarusian-french painter (1893–1943).
Born January 13th, 1893 in Smilavičy.
Died August 9th, 1943 at 50 years old in 16th arrondissement of Paris (stomach cancer).
Johann Niemann
German ss officer (1913–1943).
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).
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To the most trivial actions, attach the devotion and mindfulness of a hundred monks. To matters of life and death, attach a sense of humor. Zhuangzi