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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Cornelius Fontem Esua

Roman catholic archbishop.

Born July 2nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Cameroon.

Pavel Lednyov

Soviet modern pentathlete (1943–2010).

Born March 23rd, 1943 in Nizhny Novgorod.

Died November 23rd, 2010 at 67 years old in Moscow. [ref]

Manuel António Pina

Portuguese writer (1943–2012).

Born November 18th, 1943 in Sabugal.

Died October 19th, 2012 at 68 years old in Porto. [ref]

Ramiro Navarro

Mexican footballer and historian (1943-2008).

Born May 25th, 1943 in Tepatitlán de Morelos. [ref]

Died March 26th, 2008 at 64 years old [ref]

Wilhelm Kuhweide

German sailor.

Born January 6th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Berlin.

Ole Daniel Enersen

Norwegian mountain climber (1943–2024).

Born March 14th, 1943 in Oslo.

Died January 1st, 2024 at 80 years old in Oslo. [ref]

Mulumba Lukoji

Congolese politician and university teacher (1943-1997).

Born March 5th, 1943 in Kipushi.

Died March 3rd, 1997 at 53 years old in Johannesburg.

Mikhail Zhelev

Bulgarian athlete (1943–2021).

Born July 15th, 1943 in Sliven.

Died January 5th, 2021 at 77 years old in Sliven. [ref]

Torill Thorstad Hauger

Norwegian writer and painter (1943–2014).

Born November 22nd, 1943 in Oslo.

Died July 4th, 2014 at 70 years old in Oslo (disease). [ref]

Włodzimierz Schmidt

Polish chess player (1943–2023).

Born April 10th, 1943 in Poznań.

Died April 1st, 2023 at 79 years old in Poznań. [ref]

Ryszard Krynicki

Polish writer and publisher.

Born June 28th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Sankt Valentin.

Fernando Zunzunegui

Spanish footballer (1943-2014).

Born October 5th, 1943 in Vigo.

Died August 28th, 2014 at 70 years old in Madrid.

Tonono

Spanish footballer (1943-1975).

Born August 25th, 1943 in Arucas.

Died June 9th, 1975 at 31 years old in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria.

Velimir Neidhardt

Croatian architect.

Born October 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Zagreb.

Adán Martín Menis

Spanish politician (1943–2010).

Born October 19th, 1943 in Santa Cruz de Tenerife.

Died October 10th, 2010 at 66 years old in Barcelona (cancer). [ref]

Hamdi Benani

Algerian musician and singer (1943–2020).

Born January 1st, 1943 in Annaba.

Died September 21st, 2020 at 77 years old in Annaba (COVID-19). [ref]

Giuseppe Leanza

Roman catholic archbishop.

Born January 2nd, 1943 (age 83 years) in Cesarò.

Alfons Peeters

Belgian footballer (1943–2015).

Born January 21st, 1943 in Beringen.

Died January 5th, 2015 at 71 years old in Sint-Truiden. [ref]

Neville Hayes

Australian swimmer, olympic silver medallist (1943–2022).

Born December 2nd, 1943 in Hurstville.

Died June 28th, 2022 at 78 years old

George Woods

American shot putter (1943–2022).

Born February 11th, 1943 in Portageville.

Died August 30th, 2022 at 79 years old in Edwardsville. [ref]

Anders Kulläng

Rally driver (1943-2012).

Born September 23rd, 1943 in Karlstad.

Died February 28th, 2012 at 68 years old in Thailand (drowning).

Bernard Blanchet

French footballer.

Born December 1st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Saint-Mars-la-Jaille.

Giovanni Sacco

Italian footballer (1943–2020).

Born September 25th, 1943 in San Damiano d'Asti.

Died December 17th, 2020 at 77 years old in Asti (COVID-19). [ref]

Guillermo Yávar

Chilean footballer.

Born March 26th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Santiago.

Gerhard Auer

German rower (1943–2019).

Born June 29th, 1943 in Teplá.

Died September 21st, 2019 at 76 years old in Rodalben. [ref]

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