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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Roy Andersson

Swedish film director and screenwriter.

Born March 31st, 1943 (age 83 years) in Gothenburg.

Richard S. Hamilton

American mathematician (1943–2024).

Born December 19th, 1943 in Cincinnati.

Died September 29th, 2024 at 80 years old in New York City. [ref]

Carlos Alberto Parreira

Brazilian football manager.

Born February 27th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Rio de Janeiro.

Thom Bell

American producer, arranger and songwriter (1943–2022).

Born January 27th, 1943 in Philadelphia, Kingston.

Died December 22nd, 2022 at 79 years old in Bellingham. [ref]

Howard Wilkinson

British footballer (born 1943).

Born November 13th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Sheffield.

Wanda Rutkiewicz

Polish mountain climber (1943-1992).

Born February 4th, 1943 in Plungė.

Died May 13th, 1992 at 49 years old in Kanchenjunga. [ref]

Soad Hosny

Egyptian actress (1943–2001).

Born January 26th, 1943 in Cairo.

Died June 21st, 2001 at 58 years old in Stuart Tower (falling).

Christopher Priest

British author (1943–2024).

Born July 14th, 1943 in Cheadle.

Died February 2nd, 2024 at 80 years old [ref]

Margaret MacMillan

Canadian historian.

Born December 23rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Toronto.

Prince Franz Wilhelm of Prussia

Prussian royal.

Born September 3rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Zielona Góra.

Jim Sensenbrenner

American politician.

Born June 14th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Chicago.

Sahib Singh Verma

Indian politician (1943-2007).

Born March 15th, 1943 in Delhi.

Died June 30th, 2007 at 64 years old in Rajasthan (traffic collision).

John Zerzan

American anarchist and primitivist philosopher and author.

Born August 10th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Salem. [ref]

Mulatu Astatke

Ethiopian musician.

Born December 19th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Jimma. [ref]

Lynn Loring

American actress and producer (1943–2023).

Born July 14th, 1943 in Manhattan. [ref]

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

Pat Quinn

Canadian ice hockey player and coach (1943–2014).

Born January 29th, 1943 in Hamilton.

Died November 23rd, 2014 at 71 years old in Vancouver.

Alan Rubin

Jazz trumpeter, blues brothers member (1943–2011).

Born February 11th, 1943 in Brooklyn.

Died June 8th, 2011 at 68 years old in Manhattan (lung cancer). [ref]

Elaine Pagels

American writer.

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

Muhammad Taqi Usmani

Pakistani judge.

Born October 3rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Deoband.

Peter Zumthor

Swiss architect.

Born April 26th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Basel.

Noreen Corcoran

American actress and dancer (1943-2016).

Born October 20th, 1943 in Quincy.

Died January 15th, 2016 at 72 years old in Van Nuys.

Guy Boyd

American actor.

Born April 15th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Chicago.

Jim Marrs

American journalist and writer (1943–2017).

Born December 5th, 1943 in Fort Worth.

Died August 2nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Springtown (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Michael Caton

Australian actor.

Born July 21st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Monto.

Lucio Battisti

Italian singer-songwriter (1943-1998).

Born March 5th, 1943 in Poggio Bustone.

Died November 9th, 1998 at 55 years old in Molteno (cancer). [ref]

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