In the year 1943
469 Notable deaths
Stasys Šimkus
Lithuanian composer (1887-1943).
Born January 23rd, 1887 in Jurbarkas District Municipality. [ref]
Died October 15th, 1943 at 56 years old in Kaunas. [ref]
Jean Lesieur
French sailor and olympian (1904–1943).
Born November 8th, 1904 in Le Havre.
Died May 10th, 1943 at 38 years old in Le Havre.
Akira Matsunaga
Japanese association football player (born 1914).
Born September 21st, 1914 in Yaizu.
Died January 20th, 1943 at 28 years old in Guadalcanal. [ref]
Eduard Schwyzer
Swiss classical philologist (1874-1943).
Born February 15th, 1874 in Zürich.
Died May 3rd, 1943 at 69 years old in Berlin.
John Muirhead Macfarlane
British botanist (1855-1943).
Born September 28th, 1855 in Kirkcaldy.
Died September 16th, 1943 at 87 years old in Lancaster.
Tsezar Kunikov
Soviet naval officer.
Born June 23rd, 1909 in Rostov-on-Don.
Died February 14th, 1943 at 33 years old in Gelendzhik.
Archibald Warden
British tennis player.
Born May 11th, 1869 in Edinburgh.
Died October 7th, 1943 at 74 years old in Edinburgh.
Georges Tainturier
French fencer (1890-1943).
Born May 20th, 1890 in Labruyère. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1943 at 53 years old in Cologne (decapitation). [ref]
Carlo Cremonesi
Catholic cardinal (1866-1943).
Born November 4th, 1866 in Rome.
Died November 25th, 1943 at 77 years old in Vatican City.
Rudolf Ramseyer
Swiss footballer (1897-1943).
Born September 17th, 1897 in Bern.
Died September 13th, 1943 at 45 years old in Bern.
Deaths 421 to 430 of 469
They say you die twice. One time when you stop breathing and a second time, a bit later on, when somebody says your name for the last time. Banksy