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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Abdulaziz Al Sheikh

Former grand mufti of saudi arabia (1999–2025).

Born November 30th, 1943 in Mecca.

Died September 23rd, 2025 at 81 years old in Riyadh. [ref]

Surayud Chulanont

President of the privy council of thailand.

Born August 28th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Prachin Buri.

Dave Cockrum

American comics artist (1943–2006).

Born November 12th, 1943 in Pendleton.

Died November 26th, 2006 at 63 years old in Belton (diabetes, pneumonia). [ref]

Maureen O'Brien

British actress.

Born June 29th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Liverpool.

Norodom Buppha Devi

Princess of cambodia (1943-2019).

Born January 8th, 1943 in Phnom Penh.

Died November 18th, 2019 at 76 years old in Bangkok. [ref]

Boaz Davidson

Film director.

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

Steven Millhauser

American novelist and short story writer.

Born August 3rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in New York City.

Billy Kidd

American alpine ski racer.

Born April 13th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Burlington.

Perry Christie

Bahamian politician.

Born August 21st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Nassau.

Oleg Vidov

Soviet/american actor (1943-2017).

Born June 11th, 1943 in Filimonki.

Died May 15th, 2017 at 73 years old in Westlake Village (pancreatic cancer, multiple myeloma). [ref]

Melendy Britt

American actress active in television and voice acting.

Born October 31st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Charlotte. [ref]

Judy Martz

American speed skater and politician (1943–2017).

Born July 28th, 1943 in Big Timber. [ref]

Died October 30th, 2017 at 74 years old in Butte (pancreatic cancer). [ref]

Al Foster

American musician.

Born January 18th, 1943 in Richmond.

Died May 28th, 2025 at 82 years old in New York City. [ref]

Brian Ferneyhough

British composer (born 1943).

Born January 16th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Coventry.

Bela Bose

Indian actress.

Born January 1st, 1943 in Kolkata.

Died February 20th, 2023 at 80 years old

Napoleon Murphy Brock

American singer, saxophonist and flautist.

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

Béla Bollobás

Hungarian mathematician.

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

Michael Kosterlitz

British physicist.

Born June 22nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Aberdeen. [ref]

Poul Nyrup Rasmussen

Prime minister of denmark from 1993 to 2001.

Born June 15th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Esbjerg.

Mohamed Amin

Kenyan photojournalist (1943–1996).

Born August 29th, 1943 in Nairobi.

Died November 23rd, 1996 at 53 years old in Indian Ocean (aviation accident).

Benny Begin

Israeli politician.

Born March 1st, 1943 (age 83 years) in Jerusalem. [ref]

Martha Rosler

American video artist (born 1943).

Born July 29th, 1943 (age 82 years) in New York City, Brooklyn.

Roy Black

German schlager singer and actor (1943-1991).

Born January 25th, 1943 in Bobingen.

Died October 9th, 1991 at 48 years old in Heldenstein.

Bruce Ackerman

American scholar of constitutional law.

Born August 19th, 1943 (age 82 years) in New York City. [ref]

Michel Ocelot

French writer, character designer, storyboard artist and director of animated films and television.

Born October 27th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Villefranche-sur-Mer.

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