In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Wilhelm Schlenk
German chemist (1879-1943).
Born March 22nd, 1879 in Munich.
Died April 29th, 1943 at 64 years old in Tübingen.
Max Beer
German academic (1864-1943).
Born August 10th, 1864 in Tarnobrzeg. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1943 at 78 years old in London (tuberculosis).
Leo Smit
Dutch musician.
Born May 14th, 1900 in Amsterdam. [ref]
Died April 30th, 1943 at 42 years old in Sobibór Extermination Camp. [ref]
Bertha Lamme
American engineer.
Born December 16th, 1869 in Bethel Township.
Died November 20th, 1943 at 73 years old in Pittsburgh.
Gisela Januszewska
Austrian physician (1867–1943).
Born January 22nd, 1867 in Drnovice.
Died March 2nd, 1943 at 76 years old in Theresienstadt concentration camp (genocide).
Josef Szombathy
Austrian archaeologist.
Born June 11th, 1853 in Vienna.
Died November 9th, 1943 at 90 years old in Vienna.
Herbert Roper Barrett
English tennis player (1873-1943).
Born November 24th, 1873 in Upton Park.
Died July 27th, 1943 at 69 years old in Horsham.
Alice Tegnér
Swedish music teacher and children's songs composer.
Born March 12th, 1864 in Karlshamn church parish. [ref]
Died May 26th, 1943 at 79 years old in Engelbrekt church parish. [ref]
Oleg Koshevoy
Soviet partisan.
Born June 8th, 1926 in Pryluky.
Died February 9th, 1943 at 16 years old in Soviet Union.
Fritzi Brunette
American movie actress (1890-1943).
Born May 27th, 1890 in Savannah.
Died September 28th, 1943 at 53 years old in Hollywood.
Deaths 301 to 310 of 493
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