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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Hemu Kalani
Revolutionary of british india.
Born March 23rd, 1923 in Sukkur.
Died January 21st, 1943 at 19 years old (hanging).
Jimmy Collins
Baseball player and manager, first manager of the boston red sox, member of the national baseball hall of fame (1870–1943).
Born January 16th, 1870 in Buffalo.
Died March 6th, 1943 at 73 years old in Buffalo.
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]
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.
John Frank Stevens
American canal engineer.
Born April 25th, 1853 in West Gardiner.
Died June 2nd, 1943 at 90 years old in Southern Pines.
Cornelia Fort
American aviator.
Born February 5th, 1919 in Nashville.
Died March 21st, 1943 at 24 years old in Merkel (mid-air collision).
Heinrich Zimmer
German indologist and linguist (1890–1943).
Born December 6th, 1890 in Greifswald.
Died March 20th, 1943 at 52 years old in New Rochelle (pneumonia).
Helmuth Groscurth
German officer (1898-1943).
Born December 16th, 1898 in Lüdenscheid.
Died April 7th, 1943 at 44 years old in Frolovo.
Abraham Grace Merritt
American author (1884-1943).
Born January 20th, 1884 in Beverly.
Died August 21st, 1943 at 59 years old in Indian Rocks Beach (cardiovascular disease).
Deaths 111 to 120 of 493
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