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In the year 1943
456 Notable deaths
Dmitry Ilyich Ulyanov
Russian revolutionary (1874-1943).
Born August 16th, 1874 in Ulyanovsk.
Died July 16th, 1943 at 68 years old in Gorki Leninskiye.
Prince Georg of Bavaria
Bavarian prince.
Born April 2nd, 1880 in Munich.
Died May 31st, 1943 at 63 years old in Rome.
Jimmy Collins
Baseball player and manager, first manager of the boston red sox, member of the national baseball hall of fame.
Born January 16th, 1870 in Buffalo.
Died March 6th, 1943 at 73 years old in Buffalo.
Willi Graf
German military physician and resistance fighter, "white rose" member.
Born January 2nd, 1918 in Euskirchen.
Died October 12th, 1943 at 25 years old in Munich (decapitation by guillotine).
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
German prince.
Born August 24th, 1909 in Reinhardsbrunn.
Died November 26th, 1943 at 34 years old in Velyki Mosty.
Heinrich Zimmer
German indologist and linguist (1890–1943).
Born December 6th, 1890 in Greifswald. [ref]
Died March 20th, 1943 at 52 years old in New Rochelle (pneumonia).
Cornelia Fort
American aviator.
Born February 5th, 1919 in Nashville.
Died March 21st, 1943 at 24 years old in Merkel (mid-air collision).
Hemu Kalani
Revolutionary of british india.
Born March 23rd, 1923 in Sukkur.
Died January 21st, 1943 at 19 years old (hanging).
Richard Sears
American tennis player (1861-1943).
Born October 16th, 1861 in Boston.
Died April 8th, 1943 at 81 years old in Boston.
Georg, Crown Prince of Saxony
Last crown prince of the kingdom of saxony.
Born January 15th, 1893 in Dresden.
Died May 14th, 1943 at 50 years old in Groß Glienicke (drowning).
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