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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Joanna Trollope

English writer (1943–2025).

Born December 9th, 1943 in Minchinhampton.

Died December 11th, 2025 at 82 years old in Oxfordshire. [ref]

Henry Giroux

American academic.

Born September 18th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Providence.

Dick Van Arsdale

American basketball player, coach, executive (1943–2024).

Born February 22nd, 1943 in Indianapolis. [ref]

Died December 16th, 2024 at 81 years old in Phoenix (kidney failure, heart failure). [ref]

Rosemarie Frankland

Beauty pageant contestant, actress (1943–2000).

Born February 1st, 1943 in Wrexham.

Died December 2nd, 2000 at 57 years old in Marina del Rey (drug overdose).

Eric Andersen

American musician.

Born February 14th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Pittsburgh.

Jean-Louis Tauran

Cardinal from france (1943-2018).

Born April 3rd, 1943 in Bordeaux. [ref]

Died July 5th, 2018 at 75 years old in Hartford (Parkinson's disease). [ref]

Judith Jamison

American dancer and choreographer (1943–2024).

Born May 10th, 1943 in Philadelphia.

Died November 9th, 2024 at 81 years old in Manhattan. [ref]

Rick Nolan

American politician (1943–2024).

Born December 17th, 1943 in Brainerd.

Died October 17th, 2024 at 80 years old in Nisswa. [ref]

Boris Gardiner

Jamaican musician.

Born January 10th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Kingston.

Kirin Kiki

Japanese actress (1943-2018).

Born January 15th, 1943 in Tokyo City.

Died September 15th, 2018 at 75 years old in Tokyo (breast cancer).

Garland Jeffreys

American musician.

Born July 3rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Brooklyn.

Squire Fridell

American actor.

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

Richard Sennett

American sociologist and academic.

Born January 1st, 1943 (age 83 years) in Chicago.

Rose Tremain

English author, chancellor of the university of east anglia.

Born August 2nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in London.

Yvan Cournoyer

Canadian ice hockey player (born 1943).

Born November 22nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Drummondville.

Jonathan Rosenbaum

American film critic.

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

Michael Spence

American economist (born 1943).

Born November 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Montclair. [ref]

Joseph Ellis

American historian (born 1943).

Born July 18th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Washington, D.C..

Pino Presti

Italian conductor, arranger, bassist, composer and record producer from milan.

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

Richard Eyre

British actor and director.

Born March 28th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Barnstaple.

Ramón Sampedro

Spanish euthanesia activist (1943–1998).

Born January 5th, 1943 in Porto do Son.

Died January 12th, 1998 at 55 years old in Boiro (cyanide poisoning).

Bobby Lennox

Scottish footballer (born 1943).

Born August 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Saltcoats.

Antonio Sabàto

Italian actor (1943–2021).

Born April 2nd, 1943 in Montelepre.

Died January 6th, 2021 at 77 years old in Los Angeles (COVID-19).

Bruce Joel Rubin

American screenwriter.

Born March 10th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Detroit.

Shehu Musa Yar'Adua

Vice president of nigeria (1943–1997).

Born March 5th, 1943 in Katsina.

Died December 8th, 1997 at 54 years old

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