Welcome! Check out today's birthdays, recent birthdays, or our birthday stats.
In the year 1943
1,589 Notable birthdays
William Calley
Us army officer convicted for massacre at my lai, vietnam (1943–2024).
Died April 28th, 2024 at 80 years old in Gainesville. [ref]
Lech Wałęsa
President of poland from 1990 to 1995 (born 1943).
Born September 29th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Popowo. [ref]
Suze Rotolo
American artist (1943-2011).
Born November 20th, 1943 in Sunnyside. [ref]
Died February 25th, 2011 at 67 years old in New York City (lung cancer). [ref]
Ratko Mladić
Convicted war-criminal and former general of the bosnian serb military (1991-1996).
Born March 12th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Božanovići.
Jack Bruce
British musician (1943–2014).
Born May 14th, 1943 in Bishopbriggs.
Died October 25th, 2014 at 71 years old in Sudbury (liver cancer).
J. T. Walsh
American actor (1943–1998).
Born September 28th, 1943 in San Francisco.
Died February 27th, 1998 at 54 years old in La Mesa (myocardial infarction).
George Benson
American guitarist and singer (born 1943).
Born March 22nd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Pittsburgh.
Lynn Redgrave
British actress (1943–2010).
Born March 8th, 1943 in Marylebone.
Died May 2nd, 2010 at 67 years old in Kent (breast cancer). [ref]
Bruce Paltrow
American film and television director (1943–2002).
Born November 26th, 1943 in Brooklyn.
Died October 3rd, 2002 at 58 years old in Rome (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).
E. Jean Carroll
American journalist (born 1943).
Born December 12th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Detroit.
Ken Norton
American boxer (1943-2013).
Born August 9th, 1943 in Jacksonville.
Died September 18th, 2013 at 70 years old in Las Vegas (heart failure).
Richard Moll
European-american actor (1943–2023).
Born January 13th, 1943 in Pasadena.
Died October 26th, 2023 at 80 years old in Big Bear Lake. [ref]
Milton William Cooper
American conspiracy theorist (1943–2001).
Born May 6th, 1943 in Long Beach.
Died November 5th, 2001 at 58 years old in Eagar (gunshot wound).
Robert Gates
Cia director, u.s. secretary of defense, and university president.
Born September 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Wichita.
Bill Duke
American actor and director (born 1943).
Born February 26th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Poughkeepsie.
Steve Miller
American guitarist and singer-songwriter.
Born October 5th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Milwaukee.
Toni Basil
American singer, actress, choreographer, dancer, and director (born 1943).
Born September 22nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Philadelphia.
Rick Danko
Canadian singer, songwriter, and musician (1943–1999).
Born December 29th, 1943 in Ontario.
Died December 10th, 1999 at 55 years old in New York City (heart failure).
Gale Sayers
American professional football player (1943-2020).
Born May 30th, 1943 in Wichita.
Died September 23rd, 2020 at 77 years old in Wakarusa. [ref]
Antonio Inoki
Japanese professional wrestler, businessman, and politician (1943-2022).
Born February 20th, 1943 in Yokohama.
Died October 1st, 2022 at 79 years old in Minato (wild-type transthyretin amyloid). [ref]
Birthdays 76 to 100 of 1589
With mirth and laughter let old wrinkles come. William Shakespeare