Famous People Who Died In 1943

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Discover the most famous people died who died in the year 1943. This list includes people like Nikola Tesla, Leslie Howard, Beatrix Potter, George Washington Carver, Isoroku Yamamoto and many more. This list of celebrities is loosely sorted by popularity. People featured on this list, include political leaders, artists, soldiers and sculptors who died in 1943. This list includes people from United States, Germany, France & United Kingdom and many more countries.

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Nikola Tesla

(Inventor, Engineer & Futurist, Who Obtained Over 300 Patents)

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Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: July 10, 1856

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Smiljan, Croatia

Died: January 7

George Washington Carver

(Agricultural scientist)

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Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: 1864

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Diamond, Missouri, United States

Died: January 5

Beatrix Potter

(Author)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: July 28, 1866

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Kensington

Died: December 22

Sergei Rachmaninoff

(Russian Composer Who Was Considered One of the Finest Pianists of His Era)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: April 1, 1873

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Starorussky Uyezd

Died: March 28

Height: 6'6" (198 cm)

Isoroku Yamamoto

(Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: April 4, 1884

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan

Died: April 18

Sophie Scholl

(German Student and Anti-Nazi Political Activist)

Listed In: Activists

Birthdate: May 9, 1921

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Forchtenberg, Germany

Died: February 22

Edsel Ford

(Business Executive, Philanthropist and President of ‘Ford Motor Company’)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: November 6, 1893

Sun Sign: Scorpio

Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States

Died: May 26

John Harvey Kellogg

(Physician, Nutritionist and Director of the ‘Battle Creek Sanitarium’)

Listed In: Inventors & Discoverers

Birthdate: February 26, 1852

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Tyrone Township, Michigan, United States

Died: December 14

David Hilbert

(Mathematician)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: January 23, 1862

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Königsberg or Wehlau, Province of Prussia (today Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)

Died: February 14

Karl Landsteiner

(Physician)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: June 14, 1868

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Vienna

Died: June 26

Doris Miller

(Navy Man)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: October 12, 1919

Sun Sign: Libra

Birthplace: Waco, Texas, United States

Died: November 24

Frank Nitti

(Gangster)

Listed In: Criminals

Birthdate: January 27, 1886

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Angri, Italy

Died: March 19

Fats Waller

(Jazz Pianist)

Listed In: Musicians

Birthdate: May 21, 1904

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: New York City

Died: December 15

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

J. P. Morgan Jr.

(American Finance Executive, Banker and Philanthropist)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: September 7, 1867

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Irvington, New York, United States

Died: March 13

Simone Weil

(French Mystic, Social Philosopher and Resistance Activist During World War II)

Listed In: Activists

Birthdate: February 3, 1909

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Paris, France

Died: August 24

Camille Claudel

(French Sculptor Known for Her Work: ‘The Waltz’ and ‘The Mature Age’)

Listed In: Artists & Painters

Birthdate: December 8, 1864

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Fère-en-Tardenois, France

Died: October 19

Leslie Howard

(Actor)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: April 3, 1893

Sun Sign: Aries

Birthplace: Forest Hill, London, United Kingdom

Died: June 1

Height: 5'10" (178 cm)

Luz Long

(Olympic long-jumper)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: April 27, 1913

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany

Died: July 14

Height: 6'0" (183 cm)

Boris III of Bulgaria

(Former Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1918 - 1943))

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: January 30, 1894

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria

Died: August 28

Jean Moulin

(An Emblem of the Resistance)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: June 20, 1899

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Béziers

Died: July 8

Władysław Sikorski

(Politician, Military personnel)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: May 20, 1881

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Tuszów Narodowy

Died: July 4

Helen Herron Taft

(First Lady of the United States (1990-13))

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: June 2, 1861

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States

Died: May 22

Franz Jägerstätter

(Fighter)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: May 20, 1907

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: Sankt Radegund, Austria

Died: August 9

Hans Scholl

(Founder of the White Rose Resistance Movement)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: September 22, 1918

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Crailsheim, Germany

Died: February 22

Lepa Radić

(Activists)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: December 19, 1925

Sun Sign: Sagittarius

Birthplace: Gašnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina

Died: February 8

Radclyffe Hall

(Poet)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: August 12, 1880

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Bournemouth, United Kingdom

Died: October 7

Conrad Veidt

(Best Known for His Roles in the Films: ‘Different from the Others’ and ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: January 22, 1893

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Berlin, Germany

Died: April 3

Height: 6'2" (188 cm)

Lorenz Hart

(Lyricist, Composer, Playwright, Songwriter, Librettist)

Listed In: Writers

Birthdate: May 2, 1895

Sun Sign: Taurus

Birthplace: New York City

Died: November 22

Nile Kinnick

(American football player)

Listed In: Sportspersons

Birthdate: July 9, 1918

Sun Sign: Cancer

Birthplace: Adel, Iowa, United States

Died: June 2

Height: 5'8" (173 cm)

Yakov Dzhugashvili

(Joseph Stalin's Son)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: March 18, 1907

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: Baji, Kutais Governorate

Died: April 14

Max Reinhardt

(One of the Most Prominent Directors of German-Language Theatre in the Early 20th Century)

Listed In: Film & Theater Personalities

Birthdate: September 9, 1873

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Baden, Austria

Died: October 31

Edward O'Hare

(Aviator)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: March 13, 1914

Sun Sign: Pisces

Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States

Died: November 26

Franceska Mann

(Dancer)

Listed In: Dancers

Birthdate: February 4, 1917

Sun Sign: Aquarius

Birthplace: Warsaw, Poland

Died: October 23

Alexandre Yersin

(Discoverer of Yersinia Pestis)

Listed In: Physicians

Birthdate: September 22, 1863

Sun Sign: Virgo

Birthplace: Aubonne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Died: March 1

Mary J Rathbun

(Zoologist)

Listed In: Scientists

Birthdate: June 11, 1860

Sun Sign: Gemini

Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States

Died: April 4

Lydia Litvyak

(Fighter pilot)

Listed In: Miscellaneous

Birthdate: August 18, 1921

Sun Sign: Leo

Birthplace: Moscow, Russia

Died: August 1

Leonard Siffleet

(Australian Commando of World War II)

Listed In: Leaders

Birthdate: January 14, 1916

Sun Sign: Capricorn

Birthplace: Gunnedah, Australia

Died: October 24

Elinor Glyn

(Former novelist and scriptwriter who specialised in romantic fiction, which was considered scandalous for its time, although her works are relatively tame by modern standards)