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In the year 1943
511 Notable deaths
Hanns Heinz Ewers
German actor and writer (1871–1943).
Born November 3rd, 1871 in Düsseldorf.
Died June 12th, 1943 at 71 years old in Berlin (tuberculosis).
Bernhard Lichtenberg
German roman catholic priest, theologian, martyr and blessed (1875–1943).
Born December 3rd, 1875 in Oława. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1943 at 67 years old in Hof (disease).
Julius Fučík
Czech journalist and revolutionary (1903–1943).
Born February 23rd, 1903 in Smíchov. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1943 at 40 years old in Plötzensee Prison, Berlin (hanging to death). [ref]
Tully Marshall
American actor (1864–1943).
Born April 13th, 1864 in Nevada City.
Died March 10th, 1943 at 78 years old in Encino (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Henri La Fontaine
Belgian lawyer, politician and nobel peace prize laureate (1854-1943).
Born April 22nd, 1854 in Brussels.
Died May 14th, 1943 at 89 years old in Woluwe-Saint-Lambert - Sint-Lambrechts-Woluwe.
Hristo Lukov
Bulgarian politician and general (1887-1943).
Born January 6th, 1888 in Varna.
Died February 13th, 1943 at 55 years old in Sofia.
Eric Knight
British writer (1897–1943).
Born April 10th, 1897 in Yorkshire.
Died January 15th, 1943 at 45 years old in Suriname.
Yekaterina Budanova
Soviet fighter pilot (1916-1943).
Born December 6th, 1916 in Vyazemsky District.
Died July 19th, 1943 at 26 years old in Antratsyt.
Dora Gerson
German actress (1899-1943).
Born March 23rd, 1899 in Berlin.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 43 years old in Auschwitz.
Richard T. Ely
United states economist and author (1854–1943).
Born April 13th, 1854 in Ripley. [ref]
Died October 4th, 1943 at 89 years old in Old Lyme.
Alexander Matrosov
Hero of the soviet union (1924–1943).
Born February 5th, 1924 in Dnipro.
Died February 27th, 1943 at 19 years old in Chernushki (gunshot wound).
Hobart Bosworth
American film actor, director, writer, and producer (1867-1943).
Born August 11th, 1867 in Marietta. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1943 at 76 years old in Glendale (pneumonia). [ref]
Senjūrō Hayashi
Japanese politician and general (1876–1943).
Born February 23rd, 1876 in Kanazawa.
Died February 4th, 1943 at 66 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ben Bernie
American jazz violinist, bandleader, radio personality.
Born May 30th, 1891 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1943 at 52 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Infanta Maria José, Duchess in Bavaria
Portuguese and bavarian royal (1857–1943).
Born March 19th, 1857 in Bronnbach.
Died March 11th, 1943 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Keiji Shibazaki
Japanese admiral (1894–1943).
Born April 9th, 1894 in Hyōgo Prefecture.
Died November 25th, 1943 at 49 years old in Tarawa.
Itamar Ben-Avi
Journalist and zionist activist (1882-1943).
Born July 31st, 1882 in Jerusalem. [ref]
Died April 8th, 1943 at 60 years old in New York City.
Erich Bey
German admiral (1898–1943).
Born March 23rd, 1898 in Hamburg.
Died December 26th, 1943 at 45 years old in Atlantic Ocean, North Cape.
John Burns
English trade unionist and politician (1858–1943).
Born October 20th, 1858 in Vauxhall.
Died January 24th, 1943 at 84 years old in United Kingdom, Battersea.
Shaul Tchernichovsky
Russian-born hebrew poet (1875 – 1943).
Born August 20th, 1875 in Mykhailivka. [ref]
Died October 14th, 1943 at 68 years old in Jerusalem. [ref]
Rodger Young
Medal of honor recipient.
Born April 28th, 1918 in Tiffin.
Died July 31st, 1943 at 25 years old in New Georgia.
Reginald McKenna
British banker and liberal politician (1863-1943).
Born July 6th, 1863 in Kensington.
Died September 6th, 1943 at 80 years old in Pall Mall.
Else Ury
German jewish novelist (1877–1943).
Born November 1st, 1877 in Berlin. [ref]
Died January 13th, 1943 at 65 years old in Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp.
Szmul Zygielbojm
Jewish-polish politician (1895-1943).
Born February 21st, 1895 in Borowica, Lublin Voivodeship.
Died May 12th, 1943 at 48 years old in London (intoxication).
Agustín Pedro Justo
Former president of argentina (1876-1943).
Born February 26th, 1876 in Concepción del Uruguay.
Died January 11th, 1943 at 66 years old in Buenos Aires (cerebral hemorrhage).
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Death is so terribly final, while life is full of possibilities. George R.R. Martin