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In the year 1943

1,467 Notable birthdays

Donald Sumpter

British actor.

Born February 13th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Northamptonshire.

Virginia Foxx

American politician.

Born June 29th, 1943 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Margaret Beckett

British politician (born 1943).

Born January 15th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Ashton-under-Lyne.

Grover Washington, Jr.

American jazz saxophonist (1943–1999).

Born December 12th, 1943 in Buffalo.

Died December 17th, 1999 at 56 years old in New York City (myocardial infarction).

Ian Kershaw

English historian of nazi germany (born 1943).

Born April 29th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Oldham. [ref]

Janet Evanovich

American novelist.

Born April 22nd, 1943 (age 83 years) in South River.

Art LaFleur

American actor (1943–2021).

Born September 9th, 1943 in Gary.

Died November 17th, 2021 at 78 years old in North Hollywood (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Martin Peters

English footballer and manager (1943-2019).

Born November 8th, 1943 in London.

Died December 21st, 2019 at 76 years old in London (Alzheimer's disease). [ref]

Bruce Weitz

American actor.

Born May 27th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Norwalk.

Jack O'Halloran

American boxer, actor.

Born April 8th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia. [ref]

James Turrell

American sculptor.

Born May 6th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Los Angeles. [ref]

Marilynne Robinson

American novelist and essayist.

Born November 26th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Sandpoint.

Gail Goodrich

American basketball player.

Born April 23rd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Los Angeles.

Maria Muldaur

American folk-blues singer.

Born September 12th, 1943 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Winston Groom

American writer (1943-2020).

Born March 23rd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..

Died September 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Fairhope. [ref]

William Bennett

American politician.

Born July 3rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Brooklyn.

Keith Relf

British pop musician, singer for the yardbirds (1943–1976).

Born March 22nd, 1943 in Richmond.

Died May 12th, 1976 at 33 years old in London (electrocution).

Georgie Fame

English rhythm and blues and jazz singer and keyboard player.

Born June 26th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Leigh.

Angelique Pettyjohn

American actress and burlesque queen (1943-1992).

Born March 11th, 1943 in Los Angeles.

Died February 14th, 1992 at 48 years old in Las Vegas (cervix uterine cancer).

Lou Christie

American singer.

Born February 19th, 1943 in Crescent Township.

Died June 18th, 2025 at 82 years old in Pittsburgh (cancer). [ref]

Paula Kelly

American actress and dancer (1943–2020).

Born October 21st, 1943 in Jacksonville.

Died February 8th, 2020 at 76 years old in Whittier (disease). [ref]

Valerie Leon

British actress.

Born November 12th, 1943 (age 82 years) in London.

Janet Margolin

American actress (1943-1993).

Born July 25th, 1943 in New York City. [ref]

Died December 17th, 1993 at 50 years old in Los Angeles (ovarian cancer). [ref]

Robert J. Bentley

53rd governor of alabama.

Born February 3rd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Columbiana.

H. Rap Brown

American activist (1943-2025).

Born October 4th, 1943 in Baton Rouge.

Died November 23rd, 2025 at 82 years old in Federal Medical Center, Butner. [ref]

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