In the year 1943
511 Notable deaths
Eugeniusz Bodo
Polish actor, film director and producer (1899–1943).
Born December 28th, 1899 in Geneva.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 43 years old in Kotlas.
John R. Neill
1877-1943; magazine and children's book illustrator.
Born November 12th, 1877 in Philadelphia.
Died September 13th, 1943 at 65 years old
Alex Hrdlicka
Czech-american anthropologist.
Born March 30th, 1869 in Humpolec. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1943 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Joseph Schillinger
American musician (1895-1943).
Born September 1st, 1895 in Kharkiv.
Died March 23rd, 1943 at 47 years old in New York City (lung cancer).
Jovan Dučić
Bosnian serb writer and diplomat.
Born February 17th, 1871 in Trebinje.
Died April 7th, 1943 at 72 years old in Gary.
Kingsley Wood
British politician (1881-1943).
Born August 19th, 1881 in London. [ref]
Died September 21st, 1943 at 62 years old in London. [ref]
Yemelyan Yaroslavsky
Soviet politician (1878-1943).
Born March 3rd, 1878 in Chita.
Died December 4th, 1943 at 65 years old in Moscow (stomach cancer).
Vladimir Kokovtsov
Russian politician.
Born April 30th, 1853 in Veliky Novgorod, Borovichi.
Died January 29th, 1943 at 89 years old in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Kostis Palamas
Greek poet.
Born January 13th, 1859 in Patras.
Died February 27th, 1943 at 84 years old in Athens.
Ivo Lola Ribar
Yugoslav partisan leader (1916–1943).
Born April 23rd, 1916 in Zagreb.
Died November 27th, 1943 at 27 years old in Glamoč (airstrike).
Giuseppe Terragni
Italian architect (1904-1943).
Born April 18th, 1904 in Meda.
Died July 19th, 1943 at 39 years old in Pavia, Como (thrombosis).
Fethi Okyar
Turkish politician (1880-1943).
Born April 29th, 1880 in Prilep.
Died May 7th, 1943 at 63 years old in Istanbul, Ankara.
Frank Calder
Canadian ice hockey administrator (1877-1943).
Born November 17th, 1877 in Bristol.
Died February 4th, 1943 at 65 years old in Montreal.
Viktor Pavičić
Croatian soldier (1898–1943).
Born October 15th, 1898 in Gospić.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 44 years old in Volgograd.
Otto Rühle
German councilist activist (1874-1943).
Born October 23rd, 1874 in Großvoigtsberg.
Died June 24th, 1943 at 68 years old in Mexico City.
Nordahl Grieg
Norwegian author (1902–1943).
Born November 1st, 1902 in Bergen.
Died December 3rd, 1943 at 41 years old in Kleinmachnow.
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
Russian theatre director (1858-1943).
Born December 23rd, 1858 in Ozurgeti.
Died April 25th, 1943 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Sava Kovačević
Yugoslav partisan commander (1905–1943).
Born January 25th, 1905 in Montenegro.
Died June 13th, 1943 at 38 years old in Krekovi.
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
American educator and legal scholar (1856–1943).
Born December 13th, 1856 in Boston.
Died January 6th, 1943 at 86 years old in Boston.
Hans Philipp
German officer and fighter pilot during world war ii (1917–1943).
Born March 17th, 1917 in Meissen.
Died October 8th, 1943 at 26 years old in Neuenhaus.
George Washington Crile
American surgeon and co-founder of cleveland clinic.
Born November 11th, 1864 in Chili.
Died January 7th, 1943 at 78 years old in Cleveland.
Kočo Racin
Writer, poet and communist (1908–1943).
Born December 22nd, 1908 in Veles.
Died June 13th, 1943 at 34 years old in Mount Bistra. [ref]
Beatrice Hastings
British writer (1879–1943).
Born January 27th, 1879 in London. [ref]
Died October 30th, 1943 at 64 years old in Worthing (asphyxia).
Ricard Viñes
Catalan pianist and composer (1875–1943).
Born February 5th, 1875 in Lleida.
Died April 29th, 1943 at 68 years old in Barcelona.
Tosia Altman
Member of the polish resistance in world war ii.
Born August 24th, 1918 in Włocławek.
Died May 26th, 1943 at 24 years old in Warsaw.
Deaths 151 to 175 of 511
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