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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Gustave Doret
Swiss composer and conductor (1866-1943).
Born September 20th, 1866 in Aigle.
Died April 19th, 1943 at 76 years old in Lausanne.
Carlos Arniches
Spanish playwright (1866–1943).
Born November 11th, 1866 in Alicante.
Died April 16th, 1943 at 76 years old in Madrid.
Jimmy Ashcroft
English footballer (1878-1943).
Born September 12th, 1878 in Liverpool.
Died April 9th, 1943 at 64 years old
Ali-Agha Shikhlinski
Russian general.
Born March 15th, 1863 in Aşağı Salahlı.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 80 years old in Baku.
Hector Goetinck
Belgian association football player (1886–1943).
Born March 5th, 1886 in Bruges.
Died June 25th, 1943 at 57 years old in Knokke-Heist. [ref]
Paul Boucherot
French electrical engineer (1869–1943).
Born October 3rd, 1869 in Paris.
Died February 20th, 1943 at 73 years old in Ardentes.
Hunan Avetisyan
Hero of the soviet union.
Died September 16th, 1943 at 29 years old in Verkhnebakanskij Rajon (killed in action).
Betty Nansen
Danish actor and theatre director.
Born March 19th, 1873 in Copenhagen.
Died March 15th, 1943 at 69 years old in Frederiksberg.
Maurice Couette
French physicist known for his studies of fluidity (1858–1943).
Born January 9th, 1858 in Tours.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 85 years old in Angers.
Cipto Mangunkusumo
Politician.
Born March 4th, 1886 in Semarang.
Died March 8th, 1943 at 57 years old
Deaths 391 to 400 of 493
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