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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Tim Krabbé

Dutch journalist and novelist (born 1943).

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

Stanley Pons

American scientist.

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

Gerhard Aigner

German football executive (1943–2024).

Born September 1st, 1943 in Regensburg.

Died June 20th, 2024 at 80 years old in Berlin. [ref]

Manfred Eicher

German record producer and double-bassist.

Born July 9th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Lindau.

Inna Churikova

Soviet and russian actress (1943–2023).

Born October 5th, 1943 in Belebey.

Died January 14th, 2023 at 79 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Louis E. Brus

American chemist (1943–2026).

Born August 10th, 1943 in Cleveland.

Died January 11th, 2026 at 82 years old in Hastings-on-Hudson. [ref]

Vern Schuppan

Australian racing driver.

Born March 19th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Whyalla.

Eduardo Serra

Portuguese cinematographer (1943–2025).

Born October 2nd, 1943 in Penha de França. [ref]

Died August 19th, 2025 at 81 years old in 12th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]

Erika Steinbach

German politician (born 1943).

Born July 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Rumia.

Sam Hinds

5th prime minister of guyana.

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

Andrew Jennings

British journalist (1943-2022).

Born September 3rd, 1943 in Kirkcaldy.

Died January 8th, 2022 at 78 years old in Carlisle. [ref]

Marta Minujín

Argentine artist (born 1943).

Born January 30th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Buenos Aires.

Norman Thagard

United states marine corps officer, aviator and astronaut.

Born July 3rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in United States, Marianna.

Olga Schoberová

Czech actress.

Born March 15th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Prague. [ref]

James Tate

American poet (1943–2015).

Born December 8th, 1943 in Kansas City.

Died July 8th, 2015 at 71 years old in Springfield.

Seif Sharif Hamad

First vice president of zanzibar (1943-2021).

Born October 22nd, 1943 in Pemba Island.

Died February 17th, 2021 at 77 years old in Dar es Salaam (COVID-19).

Dominik Duka

Archbishop of prague from 2010 to 2022.

Born April 26th, 1943 in Hradec Králové. [ref]

Died November 4th, 2025 at 82 years old in Central Military Hospital Prague, Prague. [ref]

Martha Cooper

American photographer.

Born March 9th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Baltimore.

Sharon Clark

American actress and model.

Born October 15th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Seminole.

Nancy Greene

Canadian alpine skier and politician.

Born May 11th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Ottawa.

Jorge Solari

Argentine association football player and manager.

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

David Maslanka

American composer (1943–2017).

Born August 30th, 1943 in New Bedford.

Died August 6th, 2017 at 73 years old in Missoula (colorectal cancer).

Richard G. Wilkinson

British academic.

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

Wieteke van Dort

Dutch actress and singer (1943–2024).

Born May 16th, 1943 in Surabaya. [ref]

Died July 15th, 2024 at 81 years old in The Hague (liver cancer). [ref]

Otto Wanz

Austrian professional wrestler and boxer (1943-2017).

Born June 13th, 1943 in Graz.

Died September 14th, 2017 at 74 years old in Graz (heart failure). [ref]

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