Famous People Who Died In 1943
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)
Birthdate: July 10, 1856
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Smiljan, Croatia
Died: January 7
2
George Washington Carver(American Agricultural Scientist and Inventor Who Promoted Alternative Crops to Cotton and Methods to Prevent Soil Depletion)
Birthdate: 1864
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Diamond, Missouri, United States
Died: January 5
Birthdate: July 28, 1866
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Kensington
Died: December 22
Birthdate: April 1, 1873
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Starorussky Uyezd
Died: March 28
Height: 6'6" (198 cm)
Birthdate: May 9, 1921
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Forchtenberg, Germany
Died: February 22
6
Edsel Ford(Business Executive, Philanthropist and President of ‘Ford Motor Company’)
Birthdate: November 6, 1893
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Detroit, Michigan, United States
Died: May 26
7
Isoroku Yamamoto(Japanese Naval Officer Who Conceived The Pearl Harbor Attack in 1941)
Birthdate: April 4, 1884
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Nagaoka, Niigata, Japan
Died: April 18
Birthdate: February 26, 1852
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Tyrone Township, Michigan, United States
Died: December 14
Birthdate: January 23, 1862
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Königsberg or Wehlau, Province of Prussia (today Znamensk, Kaliningrad Oblast, Russia)
Died: February 14
Birthdate: October 12, 1919
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Waco, Texas, United States
Died: November 24
Birthdate: June 14, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Vienna
Died: June 26
Birthdate: May 21, 1904
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: New York City
Died: December 15
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
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Leslie Howard(English Actor, Director, Producer and One of the Biggest Box-Office Draws and Movie Idols of the 1930s)
Birthdate: April 3, 1893
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Forest Hill, London, United Kingdom
Died: June 1
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Birthdate: September 7, 1867
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Irvington, New York, United States
Died: March 13
15
Simone Weil(French Mystic, Social Philosopher and Resistance Activist During World War II)
Birthdate: February 3, 1909
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: August 24
16
Camille Claudel(French Sculptor Known for Her Work: ‘The Waltz’ and ‘The Mature Age’)
Birthdate: December 8, 1864
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Fère-en-Tardenois, France
Died: October 19
17
Luz Long
(Olympic long-jumper)
Birthdate: April 27, 1913
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Leipzig, Germany
Died: July 14
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
18
Boris III of Bulgaria
(Former Tsar of the Kingdom of Bulgaria (1918 - 1943))
Birthdate: January 30, 1894
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Sofia, Bulgaria
Died: August 28
Birthdate: June 20, 1899
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Béziers
Died: July 8
20
Władysław Sikorski
(Politician, Military personnel)
Birthdate: May 20, 1881
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Tuszów Narodowy
Died: July 4
21
Franz Jägerstätter
(Fighter)
Birthdate: May 20, 1907
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Sankt Radegund, Austria
Died: August 9
22
Conrad Veidt(Best Known for His Roles in the Films: ‘Different from the Others’ and ‘The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari’)
Birthdate: January 22, 1893
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: April 3
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
23
Edward O'Hare
(American Naval Aviator Who Became the United States Navy's First Fighter Ace of World War II)
Birthdate: March 13, 1914
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: November 26
Birthdate: June 2, 1861
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
Died: May 22
25
Lepa Radić
(Yugoslav Revolutionary)
Birthdate: December 19, 1925
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Gašnica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died: February 8
26
Nile Kinnick
(American football player)
Birthdate: July 9, 1918
Sun Sign: Cancer
Birthplace: Adel, Iowa, United States
Died: June 2
Height: 5'8" (173 cm)
Birthdate: August 12, 1880
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Bournemouth, United Kingdom
Died: October 7
28
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)
Birthdate: October 17, 1864
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: Saint Helier, Jersey
Died: September 23
29
Lorenz Hart
(Lyricist, Composer, Playwright, Songwriter, Librettist)
Birthdate: May 2, 1895
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: New York City
Died: November 22
30
Lydia Litvyak
(Fighter pilot)
Birthdate: August 18, 1921
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: August 1
31
Beatrice Webb
(British Sociologist, Economist, Socialist, Labour Historian and Social Reformer)
Birthdate: January 22, 1858
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Gloucestershire, England
Died: April 30
32
Etty Hillesum
(Dutch Author)
Birthdate: January 15, 1914
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Middelburg, Netherlands
Died: November 30
Birthdate: September 22, 1863
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Aubonne, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland
Died: March 1
34
Frank Maxwell Andrews
(Military General)
Birthdate: February 3, 1884
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Nashville, Tennessee, United States
Died: May 3
35
Max Reinhardt
(One of the Most Prominent Directors of German-Language Theatre in the Early 20th Century)
Birthdate: September 9, 1873
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Baden, Austria
Died: October 31
36
Max Wertheimer
(Psychologist, University teacher)
Birthdate: April 15, 1880
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: October 12
37
R. G. Collingwood
(Philosopher)
Birthdate: February 22, 1889
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Cartmel Fell, England
Died: January 9
Birthdate: December 26, 1867
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Brisbane, Queensland
Died: September 23
39
Sophie Taeuber-Arp
(Swiss Artist, Textile Designer, and Sculptor Whose Multimedia Works Bridged the Gap Between Fine and Applied Arts)
Birthdate: January 19, 1889
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Davos, Switzerland
Died: January 13
40
Oskar Schlemmer
(Artist and Choreographer Known for His Association with the 'Bauhaus School' & His Ballet 'Triadisches Ballett')
Birthdate: September 4, 1888
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Stuttgart, Germany
Died: April 13
41
Mary J Rathbun
(Zoologist)
Birthdate: June 11, 1860
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Buffalo, New York, United States
Died: April 4
42
Gustav Vigeland
(Sculptor)
Birthdate: April 11, 1869
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Mandal
Died: March 12
Birthdate: June 9, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Paris, France
Died: January 31
44
Pavel Milyukov
(Russian Liberal Politician and Former Member of the Russian State Duma (1906 - 1917))
Birthdate: January 27, 1859
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: March 31
Birthdate: May 25, 1865
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Zonnemaire, Netherlands
Died: October 9
46
Prince Hubertus of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha
(Prince)
Birthdate: August 24, 1909
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Reinhardsbrunn, Friedrichroda, Germany
Died: November 26
47
Charlotte Salomon
(Former Artist primarily remembered as the creator of an autobiographical series of paintings)
Birthdate: April 16, 1917
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, Germany
Died: October 10
48
Frank Worsley
(Sailor, Explorer)
Birthdate: February 22, 1872
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Akaroa, New Zealand
Died: February 1
49
Abdelaziz of Morocco
(Sultan of Morocco)
Birthdate: February 24, 1878
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Morocco
Died: June 10
50
Marina Raskova
(Navigator)
Birthdate: March 28, 1912
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Russian Empire
Died: January 4