Joseph Nanven Garba

Nigerian general, diplomat and politician (1943–2002).

Born July 17th, 1943 in Langtang.

Died June 1st, 2002 at 58 years old in Abuja.

Mihail Chemiakin

Russian artist (born 1943).

Born May 4th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Moscow.

Roberto Vecchioni

Italian singer-songwriter (born 1943).

Born June 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Carate Brianza.

Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne

Catholic cardinal.

Born December 28th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Lima. ^[ref]

Nils-Aslak Valkeapää

Northern sámi writer, artist and musician (1943–2001).

Born March 23rd, 1943 in Enontekiö. ^[ref]

Died November 26th, 2001 at 58 years old in Espoo. ^[ref]

Bob Wollek

French racecar driver and alpine skier (1943–2001).

Born November 4th, 1943 in Strasbourg.

Died March 16th, 2001 at 57 years old in Sebring (bicycle accident).

Charles H. Bennett

American physicist, information theorist and ibm research fellow.

Born April 7th, 1943 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Hassan El-Shazly

Egyptian association football player (1943–2015).

Born November 13th, 1943 in Egypt.

Died April 20th, 2015 at 71 years old in Giza. ^[ref]

Leo Kinnunen

Finnish racing driver.

Born August 5th, 1943 in Tampere.

Died July 26th, 2017 at 73 years old in Turku (pneumonia). ^[ref]

Howardena Pindell

African american artist (born 1943).

Born April 4th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia. ^[ref]

Owen Davidson

Australian tennis player (1943–2023).

Born October 4th, 1943 in Melbourne.

Died May 12th, 2023 at 79 years old in Conroe. ^[ref]

Hwang Sok-yong

South korean writer.

Born January 4th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Changchun.

Michael Kunze

German writer and lyricist.

Born November 9th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Prague.

Richard Leigh

American writer (1943–2007).

Born August 16th, 1943 in New Jersey.

Died November 21st, 2007 at 64 years old in London. ^[ref]

Volker Ullrich

German historian, journalist and writer.

Born December 20th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Celle.

Lasse Holm

Swedish songwriter, singer and musician.

Born December 9th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Johannes parish.

Yum-Tong Siu

Chinese mathematician.

Born May 6th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Guangzhou.

Wolfgang Gerhardt

German politician (1943–2024).

Born December 31st, 1943 in Ulrichstein.

Died September 13th, 2024 at 80 years old in Wiesbaden. ^[ref]

Nicolae Văcăroiu

55th prime minister of romania (1992-1996).

Born December 5th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Bilhorod-Dnistrovskyi.

Mark Peploe

British film director and screenwriter.

Born March 3rd, 1943 in Nairobi. ^[ref]

Died June 18th, 2025 at 82 years old in Florence. ^[ref]

Joël Robert

Motocross racer (1943-2021).

Born November 24th, 1943 in Grandrieu. ^[ref]

Died January 13th, 2021 at 77 years old in Gilly (COVID-19). ^[ref]

Joaquim Agostinho

Portuguese racing cyclist (1943–1984).

Born April 7th, 1943 in Torres Vedras.

Died May 10th, 1984 at 41 years old in Lisbon (falling from height).

Crescenzio Sepe

Italian catholic cardinal.

Born June 2nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Carinaro.

Daniel Brandenstein

Retired american astronaut and test pilot.

Born January 17th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Watertown.

Rubén Rada

Afro-uruguayan musician, composer, percussionist, singer, actor, television host, and film director.

Born July 16th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Montevideo.