René Préval

Ex-president of haiti (1943-2017).

Born January 17th, 1943 in Marmelade.

Died March 3rd, 2017 at 74 years old in Port-au-Prince (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Kent Haruf

American novelist.

Born February 24th, 1943 in Pueblo.

Died November 30th, 2014 at 71 years old in Salida (interstitial lung disease).

Padma Subrahmanyam

Indian dancer.

Born February 4th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Chennai.

John Cipollina

American musician (1943–1989).

Born August 24th, 1943 in Berkeley.

Died May 29th, 1989 at 45 years old in San Francisco (pulmonary emphysema).

Mick Abrahams

British musician (1943–2025).

Born April 7th, 1943 in Luton.

Died December 19th, 2025 at 82 years old ^[ref]

Mariss Jansons

Latvian conductor (1943–2019).

Born January 14th, 1943 in Riga.

Died December 1st, 2019 at 76 years old in Saint Petersburg (heart disease). ^[ref]

Frederick Chiluba

Former president of zambia (1991–2002).

Born April 30th, 1943 in Kitwe.

Died June 18th, 2011 at 68 years old in Lusaka (myocardial infarction). ^[ref]

Chantal Mouffe

Belgian post-marxist political theorist (born 1943).

Born June 17th, 1943 (age 82 years).

Oscar D'León

Venezuelan salsa musician.

Born July 11th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Caracas.

Alan Aldridge

English artist, graphic designer and illustrator (1943–2017).

Born June 1st, 1943 in London.

Died February 17th, 2017 at 73 years old in Los Angeles.

Rahman Ali

American former heavyweight boxer.

Born July 18th, 1943 in Louisville. ^[ref]

Died August 1st, 2025 at 82 years old in Louisville. ^[ref]

Walter B. Jones

American politician (1943–2019).

Born February 10th, 1943 in Farmville.

Died February 10th, 2019 at 76 years old in Greenville (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis).

Carmen Cervera

Spanish. self-proclaimed philanthropst, socialite and art dealer and collector.

Born April 23rd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Barcelona, Sitges.

Jacques Laffite

French racing driver.

Born November 21st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Paris.

John Walker

American guitarist (1943–2011).

Born November 12th, 1943 in New York City.

Died May 7th, 2011 at 67 years old in Los Angeles (liver cancer). ^[ref]

Patrick Demarchelier

French photographer (1943–2022).

Born August 20th, 1943 in Eaubonne. ^[ref]

Died March 31st, 2022 at 78 years old in Saint Barthélemy. ^[ref]

Saeed Akhtar Mirza

Indian film director.

Born June 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Mumbai.

Tommy Gemmell

Scottish footballer and manager (1943-2017).

Born October 16th, 1943 in Motherwell.

Died March 2nd, 2017 at 73 years old in Glasgow. ^[ref]

Ravish Malhotra

Indian astronaut.

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

Michael Stonebraker

American computer scientist (born 1943).

Born October 11th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Milton.

Alvy Ray Smith

American filmmaker and cartoonist co-founder of pixar (born 1943).

Born September 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Mineral Wells.

Arthur B. McDonald

Canadian physicist (born 1943).

Born August 29th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Sydney. ^[ref]

Sirajuddin I of Perlis

Raja of perlis.

Born May 17th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Arau.

Anil Kakodkar

Indian scientist.

Born November 11th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Barwani.

Joan Manuel Serrat

Spanish musician.

Born December 27th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Barcelona.