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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Armando Xavier Ochoa

Bishop of fresno.

Born April 3rd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Oxnard.

Johnny Hansen

Danish footballer (born 1943).

Born November 14th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Vejle.

Enzo Bianchi

Italian writer, monk and theologian.

Born March 3rd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Castel Boglione. [ref]

Ursula Werner

German actress.

Born September 28th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Eberswalde.

Janet Akyüz Mattei

Turkish astronomer (1943–2004).

Born January 2nd, 1943 in Bodrum.

Died March 22nd, 2004 at 61 years old in Boston (leukemia).

James L. Elliot

American astronomer (1943–2011).

Born June 17th, 1943 in Columbus.

Died March 3rd, 2011 at 67 years old in Wellesley. [ref]

José Henrique

Portuguese footballer (born 1943).

Born May 18th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Freguesia de Arrentela.

Juan Carlos Tabío

Cuban film director and screenwriter (1943-2021).

Born September 3rd, 1943 in Havana. [ref]

Died January 18th, 2021 at 77 years old in Havana. [ref]

Juan Mujica

Uruguayan footballer (1943-2016).

Born December 22nd, 1943 in Casa Blanca.

Died February 11th, 2016 at 72 years old in Montevideo. [ref]

Gerard Mortier

Belgian opera director (1943–2014).

Born November 24th, 1943 in Ghent.

Died March 8th, 2014 at 70 years old in Brussels (pancreatic cancer).

Giacomo Battiato

Italian film director.

Born October 18th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Verona.

Paul Kirchhof

German jurist.

Born February 21st, 1943 (age 83 years) in Osnabrück.

Tamás Cseh

Hungarian singer-songwriter and actor (1943-2009).

Born January 22nd, 1943 in Budapest.

Died August 7th, 2009 at 66 years old in Budapest.

Mina Assadi

Iranian-born poet, author, journalist and songwriter.

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

Krystian Lupa

Polish theatre director.

Born November 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Jastrzębie-Zdrój.

Theo van Duivenbode

Dutch footballer.

Born November 1st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Amsterdam.

Howard Cedar

Israeli american biochemist.

Born January 12th, 1943 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Nasirdin Isanov

Prime minister of kyrgyzstan (1943–1991).

Born November 7th, 1943 in Nookat District.

Died November 29th, 1991 at 48 years old in Manas (traffic collision).

Joanna Bruzdowicz

Polish composer (1943–2021).

Born May 17th, 1943 in Warsaw. [ref]

Died November 4th, 2021 at 78 years old in Taillet. [ref]

Billy MacMillan

Canadian hockey coach and player (1943—2023).

Born March 7th, 1943 in Charlottetown.

Died July 14th, 2023 at 80 years old in Charlottetown. [ref]

Alice Vieira

Portuguese writer.

Born March 20th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Lisbon.

Raghunath Anant Mashelkar

Indian scientist and chemical engineer.

Born January 1st, 1943 (age 83 years) in Marcel.

Jean Zerbo

Malian roman catholic cardinal.

Born December 27th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Ségou. [ref]

Herman Lindqvist

Swedish journalist.

Born April 1st, 1943 (age 83 years) in Stockholm.

Elchin Afandiyev

Azerbaijani writer and politician (1943-2025).

Born May 13th, 1943 in Baku.

Died August 3rd, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]

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