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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Marsha M. Linehan

American psychologist.

Born May 5th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Tulsa.

Jimmy Griffin

American musician (1943–2005).

Born August 10th, 1943 in Cincinnati.

Died January 11th, 2005 at 61 years old in Franklin (cancer).

Hilton Valentine

British guitarist (1943–2021).

Born May 21st, 1943 in North Shields. [ref]

Died January 29th, 2021 at 77 years old in Wallingford. [ref]

Maceo Parker

American saxophonist and composer.

Born February 14th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Kinston.

Stanley Fischer

Israeli-american economist.

Born October 15th, 1943 in Mazabuka.

Died May 31st, 2025 at 81 years old in Lexington. [ref]

Aaron Russo

American film producer.

Born February 14th, 1943 in Brooklyn.

Died August 24th, 2007 at 64 years old in Los Angeles (bladder cancer).

James Herbert

English horror writer (1943-2013).

Born April 8th, 1943 in London.

Died March 20th, 2013 at 69 years old in Woodmancote.

Princess Margriet of the Netherlands

Dutch princess; third daughter of juliana of the netherlands and prince bernhard (born 1943).

Born January 19th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Ottawa Civic Hospital.

Jonathan Lynn

British director, writer, and actor.

Born April 3rd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Bath.

Tarja Halonen

President of finland from 2000 to 2012 (born 1943).

Born December 24th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Helsinki. [ref]

Hak Ja Han

Wife of sun myung moon and co-leader of the unification church.

Born February 10th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Anju. [ref]

Jean-Jacques Annaud

French film director (born 1943).

Born October 1st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Juvisy-sur-Orge.

Jacqueline Pearce

British actress (1943-2018).

Born December 20th, 1943 in Woking.

Died September 3rd, 2018 at 74 years old in Lancashire (lung cancer). [ref]

Nirmal Jit Singh Sekhon

Recipient of param vir chakra (1943-1971).

Born July 17th, 1943 in Ludhiana.

Died December 14th, 1971 at 28 years old in Srinagar.

Vivian Stanshall

English musician, artist and author.

Born March 21st, 1943 in Oxford.

Died March 5th, 1995 at 51 years old in London.

Mie Hama

Japanese actress.

Born November 20th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Tokyo.

Rosemary Forsyth

American actress.

Born July 6th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Montreal.

David Morrell

Canadian writer.

Born April 24th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Kitchener.

Jacques Attali

French economist.

Born November 1st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Algiers.

Chris Amon

New zealand racing driver.

Born July 20th, 1943 in Bulls.

Died August 3rd, 2016 at 73 years old in Rotorua (cancer). [ref]

Gil Amelio

American technology executive (born 1943).

Born March 1st, 1943 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Camilla Sparv

Swedish actress.

Born June 3rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Stockholm.

Richard Romanus

American actor (1943–2023).

Born February 8th, 1943 in Barre.

Died December 23rd, 2023 at 80 years old in Volos. [ref]

David Clennon

American actor.

Born May 10th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Waukegan.

Walter Murch

American film editor and sound designer.

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

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