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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Lee Aaker

American actor (1943–2021).

Born September 25th, 1943 in Los Angeles.

Died April 1st, 2021 at 77 years old in Mesa. [ref]

Michael Bennett

American choreographer (1943-1987).

Born April 8th, 1943 in Buffalo. [ref]

Died July 2nd, 1987 at 44 years old in Tucson (lymphoma). [ref]

Barbara Lewis

American singer and songwriter.

Born February 9th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Salem Township.

Princess Christina, Mrs. Magnuson

Swedish princess; elder sister of king carl xvi gustaf of sweden.

Born August 3rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Haga Palace.

Helô Pinheiro

Brazilian model and actress.

Born July 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Rio de Janeiro. [ref]

Jean-Claude Killy

French alpine skier.

Born August 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Saint-Cloud.

Chris Montez

American musician of mexican parents.

Born January 17th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Los Angeles.

G. Madhavan Nair

Indian aerospace engineer.

Born October 31st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Kulasekharam.

Oskar Lafontaine

German politician.

Born September 16th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Saarlouis.

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Icelandic politician, 5th president of iceland.

Born May 14th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Ísafjörður.

John Eliot Gardiner

English conductor.

Born April 20th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Fontmell Magna.

Nicholas Negroponte

American computer scientist (born 1943).

Born December 1st, 1943 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Roy Estrada

American musician and sex offender.

Born April 17th, 1943 in Santa Ana.

Died August 14th, 2025 at 82 years old

Peter Sauber

Swiss motorsport team owner.

Born October 13th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Zurich.

Tim Hunt

Biochemist; nobel laureate.

Born February 19th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Neston.

Pat Barker

British writer.

Born May 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Thornaby-on-Tees.

Emile Ardolino

U.s. american film director, choreographer, and producer (1943-1993).

Born May 9th, 1943 in Maspeth.

Died November 20th, 1993 at 50 years old in Bel Air (death from AIDS-related complications).

Don Mitchell

American actor (1943-2013).

Born March 17th, 1943 in Houston.

Died December 8th, 2013 at 70 years old in Encino. [ref]

Gwen McCrae

American soul musician and singer.

Born December 21st, 1943 in Pensacola.

Died February 21st, 2025 at 81 years old in Miami. [ref]

Hugh Wilson

American director, writer and actor (1943-2018).

Born August 21st, 1943 in Miami. [ref]

Died January 14th, 2018 at 74 years old in Charlottesville (pulmonary emphysema).

Reinaldo Arenas

Cuban poet/novelist/playwright (1943–1990).

Born July 16th, 1943 in Aguas Claras.

Died December 7th, 1990 at 47 years old in New York City (drug overdose).

William Margold

American pornographic actor (1943-2017).

Born October 2nd, 1943 in Washington, D.C..

Died January 18th, 2017 at 73 years old in Los Angeles (cardiovascular disease).

Buddy Roemer

American politician (1943–2021).

Born October 4th, 1943 in Shreveport.

Died May 17th, 2021 at 77 years old in Baton Rouge. [ref]

Glen Sather

Canadian ice hockey player.

Born September 2nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in High River.

Dick Taylor

English musician.

Born January 28th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Dartford.

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