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In the year 1943
454 Notable deaths
Karl Landsteiner
Austrian biologist, physician and nobel prize laureate.
Born June 14th, 1868 in Vienna, Baden bei Wien.
Died June 26th, 1943 at 75 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Doris Miller
First african american to be awarded the navy cross.
Born October 12th, 1919 in Waco.
Died November 24th, 1943 at 24 years old in Gilbert Islands.
David Hilbert
German mathematician (1862-1943).
Born January 23rd, 1862 in Königsberg, Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 81 years old in Göttingen. [ref]
Luz Long
German long jumper (1913-1943).
Born April 27th, 1913 in Leipzig.
Died July 14th, 1943 at 30 years old in Acate.
Leslie Howard
British actor (1893-1943).
Born April 3rd, 1893 in London. [ref]
Died June 1st, 1943 at 50 years old in Cedeira (aviation accident). [ref]
Fats Waller
American jazz pianist and composer.
Born May 21st, 1904 in New York City. [ref]
Died December 15th, 1943 at 39 years old in Kansas City (pneumonia). [ref]
Simone Weil
French philosopher, christian mystic, writer and social activist.
Born February 3rd, 1909 in Paris. [ref]
Died August 24th, 1943 at 34 years old in Ashford (tuberculosis). [ref]
Conrad Veidt
German actor.
Born January 22nd, 1893 in Berlin. [ref]
Died April 3rd, 1943 at 50 years old in Hollywood (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Camille Claudel
French sculptor.
Born December 8th, 1864 in Fère-en-Tardenois. [ref]
Died October 19th, 1943 at 78 years old in Montfavet. [ref]
John Pierpont Morgan, Jr.
American banker.
Born September 7th, 1867 in New York City. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1943 at 75 years old in Boca Grande (stroke). [ref]
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Life is for the living. Death is for the dead. Let life be like music. And death a note unsaid. Langston Hughes