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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Eric Knight
British writer.
Born April 10th, 1897 in Yorkshire.
Died January 15th, 1943 at 45 years old in Suriname.
Yekaterina Budanova
Soviet fighter pilot (1916-1943).
Born December 6th, 1916 in Vyazemsky District.
Died July 19th, 1943 at 26 years old in Antratsyt.
Dora Gerson
German actress.
Born March 23rd, 1899 in Berlin.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 43 years old in Auschwitz.
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.
Alexander Matrosov
Hero of the soviet union (1924–1943).
Born February 5th, 1924 in Dnipro.
Died February 27th, 1943 at 19 years old in Chernushki (gunshot wound).
Hobart Bosworth
American film actor, director, writer, and producer (1867-1943).
Born August 11th, 1867 in Marietta. [ref]
Died December 30th, 1943 at 76 years old in Glendale (pneumonia). [ref]
Senjūrō Hayashi
Japanese politician and general (1876–1943).
Born February 23rd, 1876 in Kanazawa.
Died February 4th, 1943 at 66 years old in Tokyo (cerebral hemorrhage).
Ben Bernie
American jazz violinist, bandleader, radio personality.
Born May 30th, 1891 in Bayonne. [ref]
Died October 23rd, 1943 at 52 years old in Hollywood (disease). [ref]
Infanta Maria Josepha of Portugal
Portuguese infanta (1857-1943).
Born March 19th, 1857 in Bronnbach.
Died March 11th, 1943 at 85 years old in Vienna.
Keiji Shibazaki
Japanese admiral.
Born April 9th, 1894 in Hyogo Prefecture.
Died November 25th, 1943 at 49 years old in Tarawa.
Deaths 131 to 140 of 493
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