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In the year 1943

1,589 Notable birthdays

Leif Erland Andersson

Swedish astronomer (1943–1979).

Born November 4th, 1943 in Falkenberg.

Died May 4th, 1979 at 35 years old in Vinberg parish (lymphoma).

Vera Popkova

Soviet sprinter (1943–2011).

Born April 2nd, 1943 in Chelyabinsk.

Died September 29th, 2011 at 68 years old in Lviv. [ref]

Harlan Marbley

Boxer (1943–2008).

Born October 11th, 1943 in Montgomery County.

Died May 13th, 2008 at 64 years old in Prince George's County.

Natalie Steward

British swimmer, olympic silver medallist.

Born April 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Pretoria.

Joan Rigol i Roig

Catalan politician.

Born April 4th, 1943 in Torrelles de Llobregat. [ref]

Died May 7th, 2024 at 81 years old in Barcelona. [ref]

Ingrid Gulbin

East german sports diver.

Born July 29th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Dresden.

Rolf Edling

Swedish fencer.

Born November 30th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Mumbai. [ref]

Hans Rebele

German footballer (1943–2023).

Born January 26th, 1943 in Munich.

Died January 4th, 2023 at 79 years old in Munich. [ref]

John Hunter

New zealand rower.

Born November 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Christchurch.

Vladimír Hagara

Slovak footballer (1943-2015).

Born November 7th, 1943 in Piešťany. [ref]

Died May 24th, 2015 at 71 years old [ref]

Mihály Hesz

Olympic champion canoe racer.

Born December 15th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Nógrád.

Abraham Viruthakulangara

Indian archbishop (1943-2018).

Born June 5th, 1943 in Kerala.

Died April 19th, 2018 at 74 years old in Delhi.

Sirkka-Liisa Anttila

Finnish member of parliament and minister of agriculture and forestry.

Born December 20th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Marttila.

Marita Lange

East german shot putter.

Born June 22nd, 1943 in Halle (Saale).

Died December 12th, 2025 at 82 years old [ref]

Viktor Igumenov

Olympic wrestler.

Born March 10th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Omsk.

James King

American basketball player (1943- ).

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

Luis Regueiro

Mexican footballer.

Born December 22nd, 1943 (age 82 years) in Mexico City.

Juhani Suutarinen

Finnish biathlete.

Born May 24th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Uukuniemi.

Giovanna Gagliardo

Film director, screenwriter.

Born December 12th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Monticello d'Alba.

Theodore Boronovskis

Latvian judoka who competed for australia.

Born July 27th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Latvia.

Julien Stevens

Belgian cyclist.

Born February 25th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Mechelen.

Carmine Preziosi

Road bicycle racer.

Born July 8th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Sant'Angelo all'Esca.

Terje Pedersen

Norwegian javelin thrower.

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

Krishnamurthy Perumal

Indian field hockey player.

Born September 26th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Chennai.

Stanley Cwiklinski

American rower.

Born July 25th, 1943 (age 82 years) in New Orleans.

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