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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Fred Wesley

American jazz trombonist.

Born July 4th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Columbus.

Shannon Lucid

American biochemist and retired nasa astronaut.

Born January 14th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Shanghai.

Paul Henderson

Canadian former professional ice hockey player.

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

Anthony Zinni

American marine corps general.

Born September 17th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Bryn Mawr.

Esma Redžepova

Macedonian-romani singer, songwriter and humanitarian (1943-2016).

Born August 8th, 1943 in Skopje.

Died December 10th, 2016 at 73 years old in Skopje. [ref]

Donald Johanson

American anthropologist.

Born June 28th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Chicago.

Morten Lauridsen

American composer.

Born February 27th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Colfax.

Soledad Miranda

Spanish actress (1943-1970).

Born July 9th, 1943 in Seville.

Died August 18th, 1970 at 27 years old in Lisbon (traffic collision).

Lorenzo Sanz

Spanish businessman (1943–2020).

Born August 9th, 1943 in Madrid. [ref]

Died March 21st, 2020 at 76 years old in Hospital Universitario Fundación Jiménez Díaz (COVID-19). [ref]

Mustafa Nadarević

Bosnian actor (1943–2020).

Born May 2nd, 1943 in Banja Luka.

Died November 22nd, 2020 at 77 years old in Zagreb (lung cancer). [ref]

Mick Jackson

English film director (born 1943).

Born October 4th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Grays.

Juan Ferrara

Mexican actor.

Born November 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Guadalajara.

Peter Lilley

British conservative party politician.

Born August 23rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Hayes.

Frederick Coffin

American actor (1943-2003).

Born January 16th, 1943 in Detroit.

Died July 31st, 2003 at 60 years old in Los Angeles (lung cancer).

Lesley Duncan

English singer-songwriter.

Born August 12th, 1943 in Stockton-on-Tees.

Died March 12th, 2010 at 66 years old in Isle of Mull (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

Roger Gale

British politician (born 1943).

Born August 20th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Poole.

Dušan Ivković

Basketball coach (1943-2021).

Born October 29th, 1943 in Belgrade.

Died September 16th, 2021 at 77 years old in Belgrade (pulmonary edema). [ref]

Paul Samwell-Smith

English musician and record producer.

Born May 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in London Borough of Richmond upon Thames.

Aram Saroyan

American poet (born 1943).

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

José Enrique Serrano

Puerto rican politician serving in the u.s. congress.

Born October 24th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Mayagüez.

Julie Ege

Norwegian actress (1943–2008).

Born November 12th, 1943 in Høyland, Hana.

Died April 29th, 2008 at 64 years old in Oslo (breast cancer). [ref]

Mohammed Badie

Egyptian politician, 8th supreme guide of the muslim brotherhood.

Born August 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in El Mahalla El Kubra.

Lorna Raver

American actress.

Born October 9th, 1943 in York.

Died May 12th, 2025 at 81 years old [ref]

David Giler

American filmmaker (1943–2020).

Born July 23rd, 1943 in New York City.

Died December 19th, 2020 at 77 years old in Bangkok (cancer). [ref]

Tony Meehan

British musician (1943–2005).

Born March 2nd, 1943 in Hampstead.

Died November 28th, 2005 at 62 years old in Paddington (falling from height). [ref]

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