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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Walther von Hünersdorff
German general during world war ii (1898–1943).
Born November 28th, 1898 in Cairo.
Died July 17th, 1943 at 44 years old in Kharkiv.
Estella Agsteribbe
Gymnast.
Born April 6th, 1909 in Amsterdam.
Died September 17th, 1943 at 34 years old in Auschwitz.
Sam Ruben
American biochemist (1913-1943).
Born November 5th, 1913 in San Francisco.
Died September 28th, 1943 at 29 years old
Ivan Goran Kovačić
Croatian poet and writer (1913-1943).
Born March 21st, 1913 in Lukovdol.
Died July 13th, 1943 at 30 years old in Foča.
Frumka Płotnicka
Polish jewish resistance fighter during world war ii; activist of the jewish fighting organization (żob) and member of the labour zionist organization dror.
Born November 11th, 1914 in Pinsk.
Died August 3rd, 1943 at 28 years old in Będzin Ghetto.
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).
Johan Petter Johansson
Swedish inventor (1853-1943).
Born December 12th, 1853 in Södra Härene parish. [ref]
Died August 25th, 1943 at 89 years old in Enköping parish. [ref]
Azim Azimzade
Azerbaijani artist (1880-1943).
Born May 7th, 1880 in Novxanı.
Died June 15th, 1943 at 63 years old in Baku.
Ita Wegman
Dutch physician.
Born February 22nd, 1876 in Java.
Died March 4th, 1943 at 67 years old in Arlesheim.
Rupert Julian
Hollywood director and actor (1879-1943).
Born January 25th, 1879 in Whangaroa.
Died December 27th, 1943 at 64 years old in Hollywood (stroke).
Deaths 211 to 220 of 493
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