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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Jan Campert
Dutch poet (1902-1943).
Born August 15th, 1902 in Spijkenisse. [ref]
Died January 12th, 1943 at 40 years old in Neuengamme concentration camp. [ref]
Kiyotsugu Hirayama
Japanese astronomer (1874-1943).
Born October 13th, 1874 in Sendai.
Died April 8th, 1943 at 68 years old in Tokyo.
Gerard De Geer
Swedish geologist (1858-1943).
Born October 2nd, 1858 in Klara Church Parish.
Died July 24th, 1943 at 84 years old in Saltsjöbaden Parish.
Friedrich Hartogs
German mathematician.
Born May 20th, 1874 in City of Brussels.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 69 years old in Munich (intoxication).
Charles West
American film actor of the silent era (1885-1943).
Born November 30th, 1885 in Pittsburgh.
Died October 10th, 1943 at 57 years old in Los Angeles.
Theodor Berkelmann
German general (1894-1943).
Born April 17th, 1894 in Metz.
Died December 27th, 1943 at 49 years old in Poznań (brain cancer).
Stefan Bryła
Polish civil engineer (1886-1943).
Born August 17th, 1886 in Kraków.
Died December 3rd, 1943 at 57 years old in Warsaw (unnatural death).
Leon Rodal
Polish journalist.
Born January 29th, 1913 in Kielce.
Died May 6th, 1943 at 30 years old in Warsaw.
Anthonie Cornelis Oudemans
Dutch zoologist (1858–1943).
Born November 12th, 1858 in Jakarta.
Died January 14th, 1943 at 84 years old in Arnhem.
George Hillyard
British tennis player (1864-1943).
Born February 6th, 1864 in Hanwell.
Died March 24th, 1943 at 79 years old in Pulborough.
Deaths 351 to 360 of 493
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