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In the year 1943

1,410 Notable birthdays

John Denver

American singer (1943–1997).

Born December 31st, 1943 in Roswell. [ref]

Died October 12th, 1997 at 53 years old in Monterey (aviation accident).

Joni Mitchell

Canadian musician.

Born November 7th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Fort Macleod. [ref]

Holland Taylor

American actress.

Born January 14th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Philadelphia.

Bobby Fischer

American chess player and chess writer.

Born March 9th, 1943 in Chicago. [ref]

Died January 18th, 2008 at 64 years old in Reykjavík (kidney failure). [ref]

Rodney Alcala

American serial killer (1943-2021).

Born August 23rd, 1943 in San Antonio.

Died July 24th, 2021 at 77 years old in Corcoran.

Ben Kingsley

English actor (born 1943).

Born December 31st, 1943 (age 82 years) in Snainton.

Keith Richards

British musician, guitarist of the rolling stones.

Born December 18th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Dartford.

Robert Durst

American real-estate heir and convicted murderer (1943–2022).

Born April 12th, 1943 in New York City.

Died January 10th, 2022 at 78 years old in San Joaquin General Hospital (COVID-19). [ref]

Sam Shepard

American playwright and actor (1943–2017).

Born November 5th, 1943 in Fort Sheridan.

Died July 27th, 2017 at 73 years old in Midway (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis). [ref]

Katharine Ross

American actress.

Born January 29th, 1943 (age 83 years) in Hollywood.

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