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In the year 1943
467 Notable deaths
Walther von Hünersdorff
German general during world war ii.
Born November 28th, 1898 in Cairo.
Died July 17th, 1943 at 44 years old in Kharkiv.
Henri-Jean Guillaume Martin
French painter (1860-1943).
Born August 5th, 1860 in Grande rue Saint-Michel. [ref]
Died November 12th, 1943 at 83 years old in Labastide-du-Vert. [ref]
Estella Agsteribbe
Gymnast.
Born April 6th, 1909 in Amsterdam.
Died September 17th, 1943 at 34 years old in Auschwitz.
Marija Bursać
First woman proclaimed a people's hero of yugoslavia.
Born August 2nd, 1920 in Kamenica.
Died September 22nd, 1943 at 23 years old in Vidovo Selo (died of wounds).
Abbott Lawrence Lowell
U.s. educator and legal scholar (1856-1943).
Born December 13th, 1856 in Boston. [ref]
Died January 6th, 1943 at 86 years old in Boston. [ref]
Salvo D'Acquisto
Recipient of the gold medal of military valor and servant of god (1920–1943).
Born October 15th, 1920 in Naples.
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 22 years old in Fiumicino (gunshot wound).
Constantin Prezan
Romanian general (1861-1943).
Born January 27th, 1861 in Butimanu. [ref]
Died August 27th, 1943 at 82 years old in Bucharest.
Helene Stöcker
German feminist, pacifist and gender activist.
Born November 13th, 1869 in Wuppertal, Elberfeld. [ref]
Died February 24th, 1943 at 73 years old in New York City (cancer). [ref]
Rodger Young
Medal of honor recipient.
Born April 28th, 1918 in Tiffin.
Died July 31st, 1943 at 25 years old in New Georgia.
Hans Woellke
German shot putter (1911-1943).
Born February 18th, 1911 in Biskupiec.
Died March 22nd, 1943 at 32 years old in Khatyn (killed in action).
Deaths 191 to 200 of 467
When we finally know we are dying, and all other sentient beings are dying with us, we start to have a burning, almost heartbreaking sense of the fragility and preciousness of each moment and each being, and from this can grow a deep, clear, limitless compassion for all beings. Sogyal Rinpoche