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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Boris III of Bulgaria
King of bulgaria (1894–1943).
Born January 30th, 1894 in Sofia.
Died August 28th, 1943 at 49 years old in Sofia (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Theodor Eicke
German ss general, commander of concentration camp dachau and inspector of the concentration camps (1892–1943).
Born October 17th, 1892 in Hampont.
Died February 26th, 1943 at 50 years old in Kharkiv.
William S. Harley
American businessman and co-founder of the harley-davidson motor company.
Born December 29th, 1880 in Milwaukee.
Died September 18th, 1943 at 62 years old in Milwaukee.
Edward O'Hare
United states navy medal of honor recipient.
Born March 13th, 1914 in St. Louis.
Died November 29th, 1943 at 29 years old in Gilbert Islands (killed in action).
Leonard Siffleet
Australian soldier, beheaded by the japanese in 1943.
Born January 14th, 1916 in Gunnedah.
Died October 24th, 1943 at 27 years old in Aitape (decapitation, execution).
Lorenz Hart
American lyricist.
Born May 2nd, 1895 in Harlem. [ref]
Died November 22nd, 1943 at 48 years old in New York City (pneumonia). [ref]
Franz Jägerstätter
Austrian martyr and conscientious objector.
Born May 20th, 1907 in Sankt Radegund. [ref]
Died August 9th, 1943 at 36 years old in Brandenburg-Görden Prison (guillotine). [ref]
Jean Moulin
French resistance fighter and civil servant (1899-1943).
Born June 20th, 1899 in Béziers. [ref]
Died July 8th, 1943 at 44 years old in Metz (torture). [ref]
Ashraf Ali Thanwi
Indian muslim scholar.
Born August 19th, 1863 in Thana Bhawan.
Died July 20th, 1943 at 79 years old in Thana Bhawan. [ref]
Nikolai Vavilov
Russian (soviet) agronomist, botanist and geneticist (1887-1943).
Born November 25th, 1887 in Moscow.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 55 years old in Saratov (starvation).
Deaths 21 to 30 of 493
People living deeply have no fear of death. Anaïs Nin