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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
René de Saussure
Swiss mathematician and esperantist (1868-1943).
Born March 17th, 1868 in Geneva. [ref]
Died December 2nd, 1943 at 75 years old in Bern. [ref]
Rosa Manus
Dutch pacifist and female suffragist.
Born August 20th, 1881 in Amsterdam.
Died April 28th, 1943 at 61 years old in Ravensbrück concentration camp.
Adolf Paul
Swedish writer (1863–1943).
Born January 6th, 1863 in Brommö.
Died October 5th, 1943 at 80 years old in Berlin.
Frank Schlesinger
United states astronomer (1871-1943).
Born May 11th, 1871 in New York City.
Died July 10th, 1943 at 72 years old in Old Lyme.
Michał Kozal
Blessed polish bishop and martyr (1893–1943).
Born September 25th, 1893 in Gmina Krotoszyn.
Died January 26th, 1943 at 49 years old in Dachau (lethal injection).
Géo André
French high jumper, hurdler and rugby union player.
Born August 13th, 1889 in 8th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died May 4th, 1943 at 53 years old in Tangier. [ref]
Luis Barros Borgoño
Chilean politician (1858-1943).
Born March 26th, 1858 in Santiago.
Died July 26th, 1943 at 85 years old in Santiago.
Sigrid Onégin
Franco-german operatic contralto.
Born June 1st, 1891 in Stockholm. [ref]
Died June 16th, 1943 at 52 years old in Magliaso. [ref]
József Braun
Jewish-hungarian association football player (1901-1943).
Born February 26th, 1901 in Budapest. [ref]
Died February 20th, 1943 at 41 years old in Kharkiv. [ref]
John Calhoun Phillips
American politician (1870–1943).
Born November 13th, 1870 in Vermont.
Died June 25th, 1943 at 72 years old in Flagstaff (myocardial infarction).
Deaths 371 to 380 of 493
He who is not busy being born is busy dying. Bob Dylan