In the year 1943

466 Notable deaths

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).

Nicholas John Spykman

Dutch-american geopolitician (1893-1943).

Born October 13th, 1893 in Amsterdam. [ref]

Died June 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in New Haven (cancer). [ref]

Henri La Fontaine

Belgian lawyer, politician and nobel peace prize laureate (1854-1943).

Born April 22nd, 1854 in City of Brussels. [ref]

Died May 14th, 1943 at 89 years old in City of Brussels. [ref]

Oswald Teichmüller

German mathematician.

Born June 18th, 1913 in Nordhausen.

Died September 11th, 1943 at 30 years old in Dnieper. [ref]

Charley Paddock

American athlete and olympic gold medalist (1900-1943).

Born August 11th, 1900 in Gainesville. [ref]

Died July 21st, 1943 at 42 years old in Sitka.

Yekaterina Budanova

Soviet fighter pilot (1916-1943).

Born December 6th, 1916 in Vyazemsky District.

Died July 19th, 1943 at 26 years old in Antratsyt (killed in action).

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).

Abraham Grace Merritt

American author (1884-1943).

Born January 20th, 1884 in Beverly. [ref]

Died August 21st, 1943 at 59 years old in Indian Rocks Beach (cardiovascular disease).

John Frank Stevens

American canal engineer.

Born April 25th, 1853 in West Gardiner.

Died June 2nd, 1943 at 90 years old in Southern Pines.

Ignaz Trebitsch-Lincoln

British politician (1879-1943).

Born April 4th, 1879 in Paks. [ref]

Died October 7th, 1943 at 64 years old in Shanghai. [ref]

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Death commences too early – almost before you’re half-acquainted with life – you meet the other. Tennessee Williams