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In the year 1943

1,467 Notable birthdays

Lauren Hutton

American model, actress, and entrepreneur.

Born November 17th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Charleston.

Dickey Betts

American guitarist (1943–2024).

Born December 12th, 1943 in West Palm Beach.

Died April 18th, 2024 at 80 years old in Osprey. [ref]

Scott Walker

British-american singer-songwriter, composer and record producer (1943–2019).

Born January 9th, 1943 in Hamilton.

Died March 22nd, 2019 at 76 years old in London (cancer). [ref]

Ronnie Milsap

American country singer.

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

Ronald Perelman

American businessman and investor (born 1943).

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

Harley Race

American professional wrestler, promoter and trainer (1943–2019).

Born April 11th, 1943 in Quitman.

Died August 1st, 2019 at 76 years old in St. Charles (lung cancer). [ref]

Gary M. Heidnik

American serial killer (1943–1999).

Born November 22nd, 1943 in Eastlake.

Died July 6th, 1999 at 55 years old in Centre County (lethal injection).

Robert Crumb

American illustrator and cartoonist.

Born August 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Philadelphia. [ref]

Vint Cerf

American computer scientist.

Born June 23rd, 1943 (age 82 years) in New Haven.

Mary Brunner

American convicted criminal.

Born December 17th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Eau Claire.

Terry Venables

English football player and manager (1943–2023).

Born January 6th, 1943 in Dagenham.

Died November 25th, 2023 at 80 years old in London. [ref]

Sharon Gless

American actress.

Born May 31st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Los Angeles.

Florence Ballard

American recording artist and vocalist.

Born June 30th, 1943 in Detroit.

Died February 22nd, 1976 at 32 years old in Detroit (coronary thrombosis).

John Kani

South african actor.

Born August 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in New Brighton. [ref]

Johnny Hallyday

French recording artist, singer and actor.

Born June 15th, 1943 in 9th arrondissement of Paris.

Died December 6th, 2017 at 74 years old in Marnes-la-Coquette (lung cancer). [ref]

Richard Manuel

Canadian musician and composer (1943–1986).

Born April 3rd, 1943 in Stratford.

Died March 4th, 1986 at 42 years old in Winter Park.

Joseph E. Stiglitz

American economist, professor, and recipient of the nobel memorial prize in economics.

Born February 9th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Gary.

Mario Molina

Mexican chemical engineer (1943–2020).

Born March 19th, 1943 in Mexico City.

Died October 7th, 2020 at 77 years old in Mexico City (myocardial infarction). [ref]

Luis Carlos Galán Sarmiento

Colombian politician (1943-1989).

Born September 29th, 1943 in Bucaramanga.

Died August 18th, 1989 at 45 years old in Soacha.

Homer Hickam

Fue el que generó la batalla entre vietnam y israel.

Born February 19th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Coalwood.

Joanna Shimkus

Canadian actress.

Born October 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Halifax.

Mike Leigh

English writer and director (born 1943).

Born February 20th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Brocket Hall.

Ken Thompson

American computer scientist, creator of the unix operating system.

Born February 4th, 1943 (age 83 years) in New Orleans.

Tobe Hooper

American film director, screenwriter and producer (1943-2017).

Born January 25th, 1943 in Austin.

Died August 26th, 2017 at 74 years old in Sherman Oaks. [ref]

Cokie Roberts

American journalist (1943–2019).

Born December 27th, 1943 in New Orleans.

Died September 17th, 2019 at 75 years old in Washington, D.C. (metastatic breast cancer). [ref]

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