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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Steven Pressfield

American screenwriter and novelist (1943-).

Born September 1st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Port of Spain.

Barış Manço

Turkish musician (1943–1999).

Born January 2nd, 1943 in Istanbul.

Died February 1st, 1999 at 56 years old in Kadıköy (myocardial infarction).

Gareth Hunt

British actor (1942–2007).

Born February 7th, 1943 in Battersea.

Died March 14th, 2007 at 64 years old in Redhill (cancer, pancreatic cancer).

Jil Sander

German fashion designer (born 1943).

Born November 27th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Hedwigenkoog.

Hanna Schygulla

German actress and chanson singer (born 1943).

Born December 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Chorzów.

Alain de Benoist

French political theorist.

Born December 11th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Saint-Symphorien.

Bob Avakian

American communist leader (1943-).

Born March 7th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Washington, D.C..

Danny Whitten

American guitarist (1943–1972).

Born May 8th, 1943 in Columbus.

Died November 18th, 1972 at 29 years old in Los Angeles (drug overdose).

Britt Allcroft

British filmmaker (1943–2024).

Born December 14th, 1943 in Worthing.

Died December 27th, 2024 at 81 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Pete Quaife

English musician, artist and author.

Born December 31st, 1943 in Tavistock.

Died June 23rd, 2010 at 66 years old in Copenhagen (kidney failure). [ref]

Vaclav Smil

Science author and distinguished professor university of manitoba.

Born December 9th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Plzeň. [ref]

Marika Green

Swedish-french actress.

Born June 21st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Stockholm.

Wai Ching Ho

Actress.

Born November 16th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Hong Kong.

Henry McCullough

British musician.

Born July 21st, 1943 in United Kingdom, Portstewart.

Died June 14th, 2016 at 72 years old in Ballymoney. [ref]

Wolfgang Porsche

German-austrian businessman.

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

Jon Postel

American computer scientist (1943–1998).

Born August 6th, 1943 in Altadena. [ref]

Died October 16th, 1998 at 55 years old in Santa Monica.

Larry Coryell

American guitarist (1943–2017).

Born April 2nd, 1943 in Galveston.

Died February 19th, 2017 at 73 years old in New York City (heart failure). [ref]

Peter Sinfield

British poet, musician and record producer (1943–2024).

Born December 27th, 1943 in Fulham.

Died November 14th, 2024 at 80 years old [ref]

Christopher Cain

American film director.

Born October 29th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Sioux Falls.

Robert Walden

American actor.

Born September 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Raphael

Spanish recording artist; singer and actor.

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

Lucio Dalla

Italian singer-songwriter (1943-2012).

Born March 4th, 1943 in Bologna.

Died March 1st, 2012 at 68 years old in Montreux (myocardial infarction).

Montek Singh Ahluwalia

Indian economist and civil servant.

Born November 24th, 1943 (age 82 years) in New Delhi. [ref]

Stephen Greenblatt

American literary critic, theorist and scholar.

Born November 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Boston.

Saxby Chambliss

American politician.

Born November 10th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Warrenton.

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