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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Octavio Ocampo

Mexican artist.

Born February 28th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Celaya.

John Miles

British racing driver.

Born June 14th, 1943 in London. [ref]

Died April 8th, 2018 at 74 years old in Norwich (cerebrovascular disease). [ref]

James Alan McPherson

American short story writer and essayist (1943–2016).

Born September 16th, 1943 in Savannah.

Died July 27th, 2016 at 72 years old in Iowa City (pneumonia). [ref]

José Ángel Iribar

Spanish footballer.

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

Cornelia Froboess

German actress.

Born October 28th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Wriezen.

Horst-Dieter Höttges

German association football player (1943–2023).

Born September 10th, 1943 in Mönchengladbach.

Died June 22nd, 2023 at 79 years old in Verden. [ref]

Stanislav Galić

Bosnian-serb war criminal.

Born March 12th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Banja Luka.

John Perry

American philosopher.

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

Eva Joly

French politician.

Born December 5th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Grünerløkka.

Angelo Bagnasco

Catholic cardinal.

Born January 14th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Pontevico.

Arturo Ripstein

Mexican film director.

Born December 13th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Mexico City.

Massimo Tamburini

Italian motorcycle designer (1943-2014).

Born November 28th, 1943 in Rimini. [ref]

Died April 6th, 2014 at 70 years old in San Marino (lung cancer). [ref]

Clara Nunes

Brazilian recording artist, singer (1943–1983).

Born August 12th, 1943 in Minas Gerais, Caetanópolis.

Died April 2nd, 1983 at 39 years old in Rio de Janeiro (anaphylaxis).

Eduardo Mendoza Garriga

Spanish writer.

Born January 11th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Barcelona.

Peter Berresford Ellis

English historian, biographer, and novelist (born 1943).

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

Michał Urbaniak

Polish jazz musician.

Born January 22nd, 1943 in Warsaw.

Died December 20th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]

Ibrahim al-Hamdi

President of north yemen from 1974 to 1977.

Born September 30th, 1943 in Qa'atabah District. [ref]

Died October 11th, 1977 at 34 years old in Sanaa. [ref]

Richard Peto

British statistician and epidemiologist.

Born May 14th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Reading.

Bill Moggridge

British designer (1943-2012).

Born June 25th, 1943 in London.

Died September 8th, 2012 at 69 years old in San Francisco (cancer). [ref]

Tom Newman

British record producer and musician.

Born July 11th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Perivale.

Dante Ferretti

Italian production designer, art director and costume designer (born 1943).

Born February 26th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Macerata.

Daniel Kablan Duncan

Ivorian politician.

Born June 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Ouellé. [ref]

Pim van Lommel

Dutch cardiologist.

Born March 15th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Laren.

Carole Crawford

Jamaican model and beauty queen.

Born August 31st, 1943 in Kingston. [ref]

Died December 18th, 2024 at 81 years old in Kingston. [ref]

Juan Giménez

Argentine comic book artist (1943-2020).

Born November 26th, 1943 in Mendoza. [ref]

Died April 2nd, 2020 at 76 years old in Mendoza (COVID-19). [ref]

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