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In the year 1943

1,358 Notable birthdays

Ken Norton

American boxer (1943-2013).

Born August 9th, 1943 in Jacksonville.

Died September 18th, 2013 at 70 years old in Las Vegas (heart failure).

Gale Sayers

American professional football player (1943-2020).

Born May 30th, 1943 in Wichita.

Died September 23rd, 2020 at 77 years old in Wakarusa. [ref]

J. T. Walsh

American actor (1943–1998).

Born September 28th, 1943 in San Francisco.

Died February 27th, 1998 at 54 years old in La Mesa (myocardial infarction).

Sly Stone

American musician, singer, guitarist, and record producer (1943–2025).

Born March 15th, 1943 in Denton. [ref]

Died June 9th, 2025 at 82 years old in Los Angeles. [ref]

Robert Gates

Cia director, u.s. secretary of defense, and university president.

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

Milton William Cooper

American conspiracy theorist.

Born May 6th, 1943 in Long Beach.

Died November 6th, 2001 at 58 years old in Eagar (ballistic trauma).

Bruce Paltrow

American film and television director (1943–2002).

Born November 26th, 1943 in Brooklyn.

Died October 3rd, 2002 at 58 years old in Rome (lip and oral cavity carcinoma).

Bill Duke

American actor and director.

Born February 26th, 1943 (age 82 years) in Poughkeepsie.

Judith Durham

Australian singer and musician.

Born July 3rd, 1943 in Essendon.

Died August 5th, 2022 at 79 years old in Melbourne (lung disease). [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]

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