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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Walter von Brockdorff-Ahlefeldt
German general.
Born July 13th, 1887 in Perleberg.
Died May 9th, 1943 at 55 years old in Berlin.
Alexander von Hartmann
German general and knight's cross recipients (1890-1943).
Born December 11th, 1890 in Berlin.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 52 years old in Volgograd.
Aspazija
Latvian poet (1865-1943).
Born March 16th, 1865. [ref]
Died November 5th, 1943 at 78 years old in Dubulti. [ref]
Arthur Rosenberg
German historian refugee from nazis because of jewish heritage (1889-1943).
Born December 19th, 1889 in Berlin.
Died February 7th, 1943 at 53 years old in New York City.
Anita Augspurg
German jurist, actress, writer, editor, and activist (1857-1943).
Born September 22nd, 1857 in Verden. [ref]
Died December 20th, 1943 at 86 years old in Zurich. [ref]
Tsezar Kunikov
Soviet naval officer.
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 33 years old in Gelendzhik.
Mihailo Petrović
Serbian mathematician and philosopher.
Born May 6th, 1868 in Belgrade. [ref]
Died June 8th, 1943 at 75 years old in Belgrade. [ref]
Charles McLean Andrews
American historian (1863–1943).
Born February 22nd, 1863 in Wethersfield.
Died September 9th, 1943 at 80 years old in New Haven.
Attila Petschauer
Hungarian fencer (1904–1943).
Born December 14th, 1904 in Budapest.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 38 years old in Davidovka concentration camp (hypothermia). [ref]
Deaths 261 to 270 of 493
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