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In the year 1943
480 Notable deaths
Nikola Tesla
Serbian-american inventor.
Born July 10th, 1856 in Smiljan. [ref]
Died January 7th, 1943 at 86 years old in Hell's Kitchen (myocardial infarction). [ref]
George Washington Carver
African american botanist and inventor (1864-1943).
Born January 1st, 1864 in United States, Diamond.
Died January 5th, 1943 at 79 years old in Tuskegee (anemia).
Beatrix Potter
British children's writer and illustrator (1866–1943).
Born July 28th, 1866 in South Kensington. [ref]
Died December 22nd, 1943 at 77 years old in Near Sawrey (pneumonia). [ref]
Sergei Rachmaninoff
Russian composer, pianist, and conductor (1873–1943).
Born April 1st, 1873 in Starorussky Uyezd. [ref]
Died March 28th, 1943 at 69 years old in Beverly Hills (melanoma). [ref]
Edsel Bryant Ford
American businessman (1893-1943).
Born November 6th, 1893 in Detroit.
Died May 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in Grosse Pointe Shores (stomach cancer).
Isoroku Yamamoto
Japanese marshal admiral.
Born April 4th, 1884 in Nagaoka.
Died April 18th, 1943 at 59 years old in Bougainville Island (killed in action).
John Harvey Kellogg
American physician.
Born February 26th, 1852 in Tyrone Township.
Died December 14th, 1943 at 91 years old in Battle Creek.
Frank Nitti
Boss of chicago outfit.
Born January 27th, 1886 in Angri.
Died March 19th, 1943 at 57 years old in North Riverside (ballistic trauma).
Sophie Scholl
German resistance fighter during the nazi regime, member of the white rose (1921-1943).
Born May 9th, 1921 in Forchtenberg. [ref]
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 21 years old in Munich Prison (decapitation). [ref]
Doris Miller
First african american to be awarded the navy cross (1919–1943).
Born October 12th, 1919 in Waco.
Died November 24th, 1943 at 24 years old in Gilbert Islands.
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Cowards die many times before their deaths; The valiant never taste of death but once. William Shakespeare