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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Max Wertheimer
Co-founder of gestalt psychology.
Born April 15th, 1880 in Prague.
Died October 12th, 1943 at 63 years old in New Rochelle.
Viktor Lutze
Sa stabschef (1890-1943).
Born December 28th, 1890 in Bevergern.
Died May 2nd, 1943 at 52 years old in Potsdam (traffic collision).
Etty Hillesum
Jewish diarist (1914-1943).
Born January 15th, 1914 in Middelburg. [ref]
Died November 30th, 1943 at 29 years old in Auschwitz, Oświęcim, Auschwitz II-Birkenau concentration camp. [ref]
Alexandre Millerand
French lawyer and statesman (1859–1943).
Born February 10th, 1859 in Paris.
Died April 6th, 1943 at 84 years old in Versailles.
Kurt von Hammerstein-Equord
German general (1878–1943).
Born September 26th, 1878 in Hinrichshagen.
Died April 24th, 1943 at 64 years old in Berlin (cancer).
Stephen Vincent Benét
American poet, short story writer, novelist.
Born July 22nd, 1898 in Bethlehem. [ref]
Died March 13th, 1943 at 44 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction). [ref]
Ganga Singh
Maharaja of bikaner; (1880-1943).
Born October 3rd, 1880 in Bikaner State.
Died February 2nd, 1943 at 62 years old in Mumbai.
Jane Avril
French can-can dancer made famous by henri de toulouse-lautrec through his painting (1868-1943).
Born June 9th, 1868 in 20th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Died January 17th, 1943 at 74 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Winnaretta Singer
American socialite (1865–1943).
Born January 8th, 1865 in Yonkers.
Died November 26th, 1943 at 78 years old in London.
Dudley Pound
Royal navy admiral of the fleet (1877-1943).
Born August 29th, 1877 in Isle of Wight.
Died October 21st, 1943 at 66 years old in Royal Masonic Hospital.
Deaths 51 to 60 of 493
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