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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Harry Manfredini

American composer.

Born August 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Chicago.

Ahmed Sofa

Bangladeshi writer, thinker, novelist, poet, and public intellectual (1943–2001).

Born June 30th, 1943 in Chittagong.

Died July 28th, 2001 at 58 years old in Dhaka.

Boediono

11th vice president of indonesia, economist.

Born February 25th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Blitar.

Michael Durrell

American actor.

Born October 6th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Brooklyn.

Johnny Warren

Australian soccer player (1943-2004).

Born May 17th, 1943 in Sydney.

Died November 6th, 2004 at 61 years old in Sydney (lung cancer). [ref]

Butler Lampson

American computer scientist (born 1943).

Born December 23rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Washington, D.C..

Jimmy Montgomery

English footballer (born 1943).

Born October 9th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Hendon.

Dafydd Wigley

Welsh politician; former mp, assembly member and leader of plaid cymru (born 1943).

Born April 1st, 1943 (age 83 years) in Derby.

Nasr Abu Zayd

Egyptian quranic thinker, author, and academic (1943-2010).

Born October 7th, 1943 in Tanta. [ref]

Died July 5th, 2010 at 66 years old in Cairo. [ref]

André Téchiné

French filmmaker (born 1943).

Born March 13th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Valence.

Ronnie Campbell

British politician (1943-2024).

Born August 14th, 1943 in Tynemouth.

Died February 23rd, 2024 at 80 years old in London. [ref]

Charles Savarin

President of dominica (2013–2023).

Born October 2nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Portsmouth.

Luis Roldán

Spanish politician (1943–2022).

Born August 22nd, 1943 in Zaragoza. [ref]

Died March 24th, 2022 at 78 years old in Zaragoza. [ref]

María Rojo

Mexican actress and politician.

Born August 15th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Mexico City.

Orietta Berti

Italian singer.

Born June 1st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Cavriago. [ref]

Ekmeleddin İhsanoğlu

Turkish academic (born 1943).

Born December 26th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Cairo.

Bill Gosper

American mathematician, programmer/hacker.

Born April 26th, 1943 (age 83 years) in New Jersey. [ref]

Xu Caihou

Former general of the people's liberation army (1943-2015).

Born June 22nd, 1943 in Wafangdian.

Died March 15th, 2015 at 71 years old in Beijing (bladder cancer). [ref]

Andy Roxburgh

Scottish footballer and manager (born 1943).

Born August 5th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Glasgow. [ref]

Laura Biagiotti

Italian fashion designer (1943–2017).

Born August 4th, 1943 in Rome. [ref]

Died May 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Rome (cardioplegia). [ref]

Seth Shostak

Astronomer.

Born July 20th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Arlington County.

Valerio Massimo Manfredi

Italian writer and archaeologist (born 1943).

Born March 8th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Castelfranco Emilia.

Hans Heyer

Racecar driver.

Born March 16th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Mönchengladbach.

Princess Fadia of Egypt

Egyptian princess (1943–2002).

Born December 15th, 1943 in Abdeen Palace.

Died December 28th, 2002 at 59 years old in Lausanne.

Geoffrey Parker

British military historian.

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

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