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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Ri Chun-hee

North korean news anchor.

Born July 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Tongchon County.

Elaine Brown

American activist (born 1943).

Born March 2nd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia.

Sab Shimono

American actor.

Born July 31st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Sacramento.

Valerie Thomas

American scientist and inventor.

Born February 8th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Baltimore.

Jim Guy Tucker

Governor of arkansas from 1992 to 1996.

Born June 13th, 1943 in Oklahoma City.

Died February 13th, 2025 at 81 years old in Little Rock. [ref]

Simon Jenkins

English journalist.

Born June 10th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Birmingham.

Salvatore Adamo

Belgian recording artist of italian birth; musician, songwriter, singer.

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

Gary Burton

American vibraphonist.

Born January 23rd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Anderson.

Beverley McLachlin

17th chief justice of canada.

Born September 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Pincher Creek.

Jimmy Wang Yu

Chinese-taiwanese actor and filmmaker (1943-2022).

Born March 28th, 1943 in Shanghai. [ref]

Died April 5th, 2022 at 79 years old in Taipei. [ref]

Ma'ruf Amin

13th vice president of indonesia.

Born March 11th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Kresek.

Warren Farrell

Author, spokesperson, expert witness, political candidate.

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

Dave Peverett

English musician (1943-2000).

Born April 16th, 1943 in Dulwich.

Died February 7th, 2000 at 56 years old in Orlando (cancer).

Peter Carey

Australian novelist (born 1943).

Born May 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Bacchus Marsh.

John McEnery

British actor (1943–2019).

Born November 1st, 1943 in Birmingham.

Died April 12th, 2019 at 75 years old in London.

Peter Norton

American programmer, software publisher.

Born November 14th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Aberdeen.

Carl Off

British singer and actor (1943–2004).

Born August 18th, 1943 in Birmingham.

Died August 31st, 2004 at 61 years old in Birmingham (esophageal cancer).

Nasser Al-Kharafi

Businessman (1943-2011).

Born June 17th, 1943 in Kuwait City.

Died April 17th, 2011 at 67 years old in Cairo (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Joe Haldeman

American science fiction writer.

Born June 9th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Oklahoma City.

Thomas King

Canadian writer, presenter, academic, and activist.

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

Muff Winwood

British musician, a&r man, record producer.

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

Edwin Hawkins

American musician (1943–2018).

Born August 18th, 1943 in Oakland.

Died January 15th, 2018 at 74 years old in Pleasanton (pancreatic cancer).

Michael Boyce, Baron Boyce

Royal navy officer (born 1943).

Born April 2nd, 1943 in Cape Town.

Died November 6th, 2022 at 79 years old [ref]

Leonard Matlovich

American vietnam war veteran, race relations instructor, and recipient of the purple heart and the bronze star (1943–1988).

Born July 6th, 1943 in Savannah.

Died June 22nd, 1988 at 44 years old in West Hollywood (death from AIDS-related complications).

J. Philippe Rushton

Canadian psychology professor (1943–2012).

Born December 3rd, 1943 in Bournemouth.

Died October 2nd, 2012 at 68 years old in London. [ref]

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