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In the year 1943
467 Notable deaths
Vladimir Nemirovich-Danchenko
Russian theatre director (1858-1943).
Born December 23rd, 1858 in Ozurgeti.
Died April 25th, 1943 at 84 years old in Moscow.
Tosia Altman
Member of the polish resistance in world war ii.
Born August 24th, 1918 in Włocławek.
Died May 26th, 1943 at 24 years old in Warsaw.
Ricard Viñes
Catalan pianist and composer.
Born February 5th, 1875 in Lleida. [ref]
Died April 29th, 1943 at 68 years old in Barcelona. [ref]
Sava Kovačević
Yugoslav partisan commander.
Born January 25th, 1905 in Montenegro.
Died June 13th, 1943 at 38 years old in Krekovi.
Robert W. Paul
British cinema pioneer (1869–1943).
Born October 3rd, 1869 in Highbury.
Died March 28th, 1943 at 73 years old in Putney.
Frank Calder
Canadian ice hockey administrator (1877-1943).
Born November 17th, 1877 in Bristol.
Died February 4th, 1943 at 65 years old in Montreal.
Alex Hrdlicka
Czech-american anthropologist.
Born March 29th, 1869 in Humpolec. [ref]
Died September 5th, 1943 at 74 years old in Washington, D.C. (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Louis Vauxcelles
French art critic.
Born January 1st, 1870 in Paris. [ref]
Died July 21st, 1943 at 73 years old in Paris. [ref]
Robert Antoine Pinchon
French artist (1886-1943).
Died January 9th, 1943 at 56 years old in Bois-Guillaume.
Eddy Hamel
American-dutch association football player (1902-1943).
Born October 21st, 1902 in New York City.
Died April 30th, 1943 at 40 years old in Auschwitz.
Deaths 161 to 170 of 467
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