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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Gösta Winbergh

Swedish operatic tenor (1943–2002).

Born December 30th, 1943 in Sankt Matteus.

Died March 18th, 2002 at 58 years old in Vienna (myocardial infarction).

Sergio Méndez

Salvadoran footballer (1943-1976).

Born February 14th, 1943 in Santa Elena.

Died December 18th, 1976 at 33 years old in El Salvador (traffic collision).

Ove Grahn

Swedish association football player (1943-2007).

Born May 9th, 1943 in Hjo Municipality.

Died July 11th, 2007 at 64 years old in Alingsås. [ref]

Simo Lampinen

Finnish rally driver.

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

Annette Van Zyl

South african tennis player.

Born September 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Pretoria.

Yukio Kasaya

Japanese ski jumper (1943–2024).

Born August 17th, 1943 in Yoichi.

Died April 23rd, 2024 at 80 years old in Sapporo (coronary artery disease). [ref]

Harbinder Singh

Field hockey player.

Born July 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Quetta.

Helmut Kohl

Austrian football referee (1943-1991).

Born February 8th, 1943 in Nußdorf am Haunsberg.

Died September 26th, 1991 at 48 years old in Austria (cancer).

Roland Blanche

French actor (1943–1999).

Born December 31st, 1943 in Choisy-le-Roi.

Died September 13th, 1999 at 55 years old in Thiais (myocardial infarction).

Vladimir Fedotov

Russian footballer (1943-2009).

Born January 18th, 1943 in Moscow.

Died March 29th, 2009 at 66 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Odilon Polleunis

Belgian footballer (1943–2023).

Born May 1st, 1943 in Sint-Truiden.

Died September 20th, 2023 at 80 years old in Sint-Truiden (heart failure). [ref]

Felix Slováček

Czech clarinettist and saxophonist.

Born May 23rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Zlín. [ref]

Edward Klosinski

Polish cinematographer (1943–2008).

Born January 2nd, 1943 in Warsaw.

Died January 5th, 2008 at 65 years old in Milanówek (lung cancer). [ref]

Per Gahrton

Swedish politician (1943–2023).

Born February 2nd, 1943 in Malmö. [ref]

Died September 19th, 2023 at 80 years old in Hörby. [ref]

Maryse Wolinski

French journalist, novelist and writer (1943-2021).

Born May 3rd, 1943 in Algiers. [ref]

Died December 9th, 2021 at 78 years old in 15th arrondissement of Paris (lung cancer). [ref]

Joseph Chennoth

Syro malabar catholic archbishop belonging to the archdiocese of ernakulam (1943-2020).

Born October 13th, 1943 in Kokkamangalam.

Died September 8th, 2020 at 76 years old in Tokyo.

Robert Kurz

Marxist philosopher, social critic and journalist (1943–2012).

Born December 24th, 1943 in Nuremberg.

Died July 18th, 2012 at 68 years old in Nuremberg. [ref]

Marianne Jelved

Danish politician.

Born September 5th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Charlottenlund.

Rob Baan

Football coach.

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

Sigitas Geda

Lithuanian writer (1943-2008).

Born February 4th, 1943 in Lazdijai District Municipality.

Died December 12th, 2008 at 65 years old in Vilnius. [ref]

Lynn Burke

American swimmer.

Born March 22nd, 1943 (age 83 years) in New York City.

Miet Smet

Belgian politician (1943–2024).

Born April 5th, 1943 in Sint-Niklaas.

Died December 19th, 2024 at 81 years old in Destelbergen. [ref]

Marian Opania

Polish actor.

Born February 1st, 1943 (age 83 years) in Puławy.

Dagmar Schipanski

German politician (1943–2022).

Born September 3rd, 1943 in Sättelstädt.

Died September 7th, 2022 at 79 years old in Ilmenau. [ref]

Narcís Serra

Spanish politician.

Born May 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Barcelona.

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