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In the year 1943
493 Notable deaths
Marsden Hartley
American artist (1877-1943).
Born January 4th, 1877 in Lewiston.
Died September 2nd, 1943 at 66 years old in Ellsworth.
Mildred Harnack
American-german literary historian, professor, translator; resistance fighter and anti-nazi activist, who was executed during wwii in germany.
Born September 16th, 1902 in Milwaukee. [ref]
Died February 16th, 1943 at 40 years old in Plötzensee Prison (decapitation).
Frank Worsley
New zealand sailor and explorer (1872–1943).
Born February 22nd, 1872 in Akaroa.
Died February 1st, 1943 at 70 years old in Claygate (lung cancer).
Pavel Milyukov
Russian politician and historian (1859-1943).
Born January 27th, 1859 in Moscow.
Died March 31st, 1943 at 84 years old in Aix-les-Bains.
Gustav Vigeland
Norwegian sculptor.
Born April 11th, 1869 in Halse og Harkmark. [ref]
Died March 12th, 1943 at 73 years old in Oslo. [ref]
Hans Jeschonnek
German generaloberst.
Born April 9th, 1899 in Inowrocław.
Died August 18th, 1943 at 44 years old in Gołdap County, Robinson complex (ballistic trauma).
Marina Raskova
Founder of three soviet russian all-female air regiments (1912-1943).
Born March 28th, 1912 in Moscow.
Died January 4th, 1943 at 30 years old in Saratov Oblast. [ref]
Alexander Woollcott
American critic (1887-1943).
Born January 19th, 1887 in Phalanx.
Died January 23rd, 1943 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).
Alexandre Yersin
Swiss-french physician and bacteriologist.
Born September 22nd, 1863 in Aubonne.
Died March 1st, 1943 at 79 years old in Nha Trang. [ref]
Christoph Probst
German resistance fighter, white rose member (1919–1943).
Born November 6th, 1919 in Murnau am Staffelsee.
Died February 22nd, 1943 at 23 years old in Munich Prison (decapitation).
Deaths 61 to 70 of 493
Each night, when I go to sleep, I die. And the next morning, when I wake up, I am reborn. Mahatma Gandhi