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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Maryanne Amacher

American composer and installation artist (1938–2009).

Born February 25th, 1943 in Kane. [ref]

Died October 22nd, 2009 at 66 years old in Rhinebeck. [ref]

Charles P. Thacker

American computer pioneer (1943–2017).

Born February 26th, 1943 in Pasadena.

Died June 12th, 2017 at 74 years old in Palo Alto (cancer). [ref]

Carlo Petrini

Italian activist.

Born June 22nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Bra.

Jeffrey Tate

British conductor (1943–2017).

Born April 28th, 1943 in Salisbury.

Died June 2nd, 2017 at 74 years old in Bergamo (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Tal Brody

American-israeli basketball player.

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

Victor H. Mair

American sinologist and linguist (born 1943).

Born March 25th, 1943 (age 83 years) in East Canton.

Niles Eldredge

American biologist.

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

Marília Pêra

Brazilian actress (1943–2015).

Born January 22nd, 1943 in Rio de Janeiro.

Died December 5th, 2015 at 72 years old in Rio de Janeiro (lung cancer). [ref]

Willie Alexander

Singer and keyboard player (born 1943).

Born January 13th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia. [ref]

Rashid Sunyaev

Russian astronomer (born 1943).

Born March 1st, 1943 (age 83 years) in Tashkent.

Mikhail Gromov

Russian and french mathematician and academic.

Born December 23rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Boksitogorsk.

Masatoshi Shima

Japanese computer pioneer.

Born August 22nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Shizuoka.

Björn Waldegård

Swedish rally driver, first winner of the world rally championship for drivers.

Born November 12th, 1943 in Solna Municipality. [ref]

Died August 29th, 2014 at 70 years old in Sweden (cancer). [ref]

Bob Brier

American egyptologist.

Born December 13th, 1943 (age 82 years) in The Bronx.

Nicholas Humphrey

British neuropsychologist.

Born March 27th, 1943 (age 83 years).

Peter Trudgill

British linguist.

Born November 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Norwich.

Beba Lončar

Yugoslav actress from serbia.

Born April 28th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Belgrade.

Michael Holm

German singer, musician, songwriter and record producer.

Born July 29th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Szczecin.

Margaret Archer

British sociologist (1943–2023).

Born January 20th, 1943 in Grenoside.

Died May 21st, 2023 at 80 years old [ref]

Finn E. Kydland

Norwegian economist.

Born December 1st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Ålgård.

Sanmao

Taiwanese novelist, translator and writer (1943-1991).

Born March 26th, 1943 in Chongqing.

Died January 4th, 1991 at 47 years old in Taipei.

Sheila Rowbotham

British historian and feminist.

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

Vicente Saldivar

Mexican boxer (1943–1985).

Born May 3rd, 1943 in Mexico City.

Died July 18th, 1985 at 42 years old in Mexico City (cancer).

Urszula Dudziak

Polish singer.

Born October 22nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Straconka.

Ove Kindvall

Swedish association football player (1943–2025).

Born May 16th, 1943 in Norrköping.

Died August 5th, 2025 at 82 years old in Sollentuna Municipality. [ref]

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