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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Theodor Wolff
German writer.
Born August 2nd, 1868 in Berlin. [ref]
Died September 23rd, 1943 at 75 years old in Berlin. [ref]
Andres Larka
Estonian military personnel and politician (1879-1943).
Born March 5th, 1879 in Pilistvere.
Died January 8th, 1943 at 63 years old in Kirov Oblast.
Gustave De Smet
Belgian painter (1877-1943).
Born January 21st, 1877 in Ghent. [ref]
Died October 8th, 1943 at 66 years old in Sint-Martens-Latem. [ref]
Anna Dresden-Polak
Dutch gymnast (1906-1943).
Born November 24th, 1906 in Amsterdam.
Died July 23rd, 1943 at 36 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp.
Rihard Jakopič
Slovenian painter (1869-1943).
Born April 12th, 1869 in Ljubljana. [ref]
Died April 21st, 1943 at 74 years old in Ljubljana. [ref]
George Cooper
Actor (1892-1943).
Born December 12th, 1892 in Newark.
Died December 9th, 1943 at 50 years old in Sawtelle.
William Fogg Osgood
American mathematician (1864-1943).
Born March 10th, 1864 in Boston.
Died July 22nd, 1943 at 79 years old in Belmont.
Willoughby James Hamilton
Irish tennis and badminton player (1864–1943).
Born December 9th, 1864 in Monasterevin.
Died September 27th, 1943 at 78 years old in Dundrum. [ref]
Yusif Vazir Chamanzaminli
Azerbaijani writer and politician (1887-1943).
Born September 12th, 1887 in Shusha.
Died January 3rd, 1943 at 55 years old in Unzhlag.
Bayard Veiller
Screenwriter (1869–1943).
Born January 2nd, 1869 in Brooklyn.
Died January 16th, 1943 at 74 years old in New York City.
Deaths 291 to 300 of 493
Try as much as possible to be wholly alive with all your might, and when you laugh, laugh like hell. And when you get angry, get good and angry. Try to be alive. You will be dead soon enough. William Saroyan