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In the year 1943
456 Notable deaths
Hristo Lukov
Bulgarian politician and general (1887-1943).
Died February 13th, 1943 at 54 years old in Sofia.
Helmuth Groscurth
German officer (1898-1943).
Born December 16th, 1898 in Lüdenscheid.
Died April 7th, 1943 at 44 years old in Frolovo.
Franz Oppenheimer
German-jewish physician, sociologist and political economist (1864-1943).
Born March 30th, 1864 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 30th, 1943 at 79 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]
Viktor Pavičić
Croatian soldier.
Born October 15th, 1898 in Gospić.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 44 years old in Volgograd (killed in action).
Mao Zemin
Mao zedong's brother (1896-1943).
Born April 3rd, 1896 in Xiangtan.
Died September 27th, 1943 at 47 years old in Xinjiang.
Eric Knight
British writer.
Born April 10th, 1897 in Yorkshire.
Died January 15th, 1943 at 45 years old in Suriname.
Richard T. Ely
United states economist and author (1854-1943).
Born April 13th, 1854 in Ripley.
Died October 4th, 1943 at 89 years old in Old Lyme.
R. Austin Freeman
British writer (1862-1943).
Born April 11th, 1862 in Marylebone. [ref]
Died September 28th, 1943 at 81 years old in Gravesend. [ref]
Joseph Anton Schneiderfranken
German mystic, writer and painter (1876-1943).
Born November 25th, 1876 in Aschaffenburg. [ref]
Died February 14th, 1943 at 66 years old in Massagno. [ref]
Julius Fučík
Czech journalist and revolutionary.
Born February 23rd, 1903 in Prague, Smíchov. [ref]
Died September 8th, 1943 at 40 years old in Berlin, Plötzensee Prison (hanging). [ref]
Deaths 121 to 130 of 456
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