Famous People Who Died At 43
The list of famous people who died at 43 includes Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Natalie Wood, John Candy, Cassandra Harris, Edward II of England. Famous personalities featured on this list, include emperors & kings, political leaders, guitarists and soldiers and from other domains of life. This list of celebrities who died at 43 includes people from United States, France, Germany & United Kingdom and many more countries.
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Birthdate: November 29, 1976
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Died: August 28, 2020
A versatile actor and an inspiration for a generation of black youths, Chadwick Boseman is best remembered for portraying notable real life black figures like Jackie Robinson, Thurgood Marshall and James Brown in their biopics. His excellent performance in Black Panther, though, turned him into a household name.
Birthdate: April 25, 1284
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Caernarfon, Wales
Died: September 21, 1327
Edward II was the king of England from 1307 till his deposition in 1327. His relationship with Piers Gaveston caused the English barons to revolt against Edward, leading to the passage of the Ordinances of 1311. Edward lost to Robert Bruce at Bannockburn. Edward inspired Christopher Marlowe's play Edward II.
Birthdate: October 31, 1632
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Delft, Netherlands
Died: December 15, 1675
Johannes Vermeer was a Dutch painter renowned for his use of light in paintings. Although he did not achieve fame during his lifetime, Vermeer's works gained popularity in the 19th century. Today, Vermeer is often counted among the greatest painters of the Dutch Golden Age. Over the years, Vermeer's work has inspired artists like Wilhelm Hammershoi and Thomas Wilmer Dewing.
Birthdate: June 6, 1868
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Plymouth, Devon, England
Died: March 29, 1912
Robert Falcon Scott was an explorer and Royal Navy officer. He is remembered for leading two expeditions to the Antarctic regions, the second of which was the ill-fated Terra Nova expedition. Although Scott and his companions died during the second expedition, they helped discover the first Antarctic fossils, which proved that the place was once forested.
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Nathanael Greene(Major general of the Continental Army in the American Revolutionary War)
Birthdate: August 7, 1742
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Potowomut, Rhode Island, United States
Died: June 19, 1786
Birthdate: January 10, 1901
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Magdeburg, Germany
Died: July 21, 1944
Henning von Tresckow was a German Army officer who played a key role in organizing German resistance against Adolf Hitler. He drafted the Valkyrie plan for a coup against the German government and even attempted to assassinate Hitler in 1943. The next year, he once again plotted to kill Hitler and failed again, upon which he committed suicide.
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Alan Freed
(American Disc Jockey and Radio Personality)
Birthdate: December 15, 1921
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Johnstown, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: January 20, 1965
Birthdate: 1485 AD
Birthplace: Greve in Chianti
Died: 1528 AD
Florentine explorer Giovanni da Verrazzano was the first European to explore the areas along the North American coast, including what is now known as Hudson Bay. In fact, Henry Hudson reached the same area almost 85 years later and was hailed as its explorer, while Verrazzano’s exploits were practically unknown.
Birthdate: January 4, 1809
Sun Sign: Capricorn
Birthplace: Coupvray
Died: January 6, 1852
A 3-year-old Louis Braille accidentally injured himself in the eye while playing with a tool at his father’s harness shop. While the child lost his eyesight, his relentless spirit made him create a unique system made of dots and dashes, now known as the Braille, to help the blind read.
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Isaac Brock
(Military Officer)
Birthdate: October 6, 1769
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: St Peter Port, Guernsey
Died: October 13, 1812
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Marcus Junius Brutus
(Former Politician most famous of the assassins of Julius Caesar)
Birthdate: 0085 BC
Birthplace: Rome, Italy
Died: October 23, 0042
Birthdate: April 18, 1839
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New South Wales, Australia
Died: August 1, 1882
After losing his father at age 2, Henry Kendall was raised on a farm by his mother. The Australian bush poet is remembered for his depictions of nature in works such as Leaves from Australian Forests. Throughout his life, he continued to switch from one job to another.
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E. C. Segar
(Comics artist, Screenwriter, Writer)
Birthdate: December 8, 1894
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Chester
Died: October 13, 1938
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Reggie Roby
(American football player)
Birthdate: July 30, 1961
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Waterloo, Iowa, United States
Died: February 22, 2005
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
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Otto IV, Holy Roman Emperor
(Former Holy Roman Emperor)
Birthdate: 1175 AD
Birthplace: Braunschweig
Died: May 19, 1218
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Oswald Chambers
(Author, Theologian)
Birthdate: July 24, 1874
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Aberdeen
Died: November 15, 1917
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Manna
(Bangladeshi Actor and Producer)
Birthdate: December 6, 1964
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tangail District, Bangladesh
Died: February 17, 2008
Bangladeshi actor Manna is also known as the Dhallywood Yuvraj and the Mahanayak of Dhaliwood. His role in the film Bir Soinik won him a National Film Award. He also headed the Bangladesh Film Actors Association as its general secretary. His film Ammajan remains one of the Bangladeshi film industry’s most successful films.
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John Blackwell
(Jazz musician)
Birthdate: September 9, 1973
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Columbia, South Carolina, United States
Died: July 4, 2017
Birthdate: November 16, 1528
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Saint-Germain-en-Laye, France
Died: June 9, 1572
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John Lilburne
(Politician)
Birthdate: 1614 AD
Birthplace: Sunderland, England
Died: August 29, 1657
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Jan Swammerdam
(Dutch Biologist and Microscopist Who Was the First to Observe and Describe 'Red Blood Cells')
Birthdate: February 12, 1637
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died: February 17, 1680
Dutch naturalist Jan Swammerdam was the first to detect red blood cells. Though a qualified doctor, he never practiced medicine, and took to research instead. Known for his research on anatomy, he also revolutionized the study of insects, proving that the egg, larva, pupa, and adult are all the same organism.
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Christopher Nolan
(Author)
Birthdate: September 6, 1965
Sun Sign: Virgo
Birthplace: Mullingar, Ireland
Died: February 20, 2009
Birthdate: December 15, 1860
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Died: September 24, 1904
Niels Ryberg Finsen was a Danish-Faroese scientist and physician. Finsen's method to treat diseases, such as lupus vulgaris, using concentrated light radiation, earned him the 1903 Nobel Prize in Medicine and Physiology. Copenhagen University Hospital houses the famous Finsen Laboratory, which is named in his honor.
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Edward Bruce
(High King of Ireland (1315–1318))
Birthdate: 1275 AD
Birthplace: Scotland
Died: 1318 AD
Birthdate: March 23, 1899
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Berlin, German Empire
Died: February 14, 1943
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William Russell, Lord Russell
(Politician)
Birthdate: September 29, 1639
Sun Sign: Libra
Birthplace: England
Died: July 21, 1683
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John Huss(Czech Religious Leader, Theologian and Philosopher)
Birthdate: 1372 AD
Birthplace: Husinec, Czech Republic
Died: July 6, 1415
John Huss was a Czech philosopher and theologian. He is credited with inspiring a Proto-Protestant Christian movement called Hussitism, which started in the Kingdom of Bohemia before spreading across the Lands of the Bohemian Crown. He also inspired the Bohemian Reformation, which is regarded as one of the most important social, political, and religious movements of the early modern period.
Birthdate: February 10, 1960
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: South London, England
Died: November 20, 2003
Height: 6'2" (188 cm)
Birthdate: May 21, 1632
Sun Sign: Gemini
Birthplace: Moscow, Russia
Died: December 1, 1675
Birthdate: May 15, 1816
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Aachen, Germany
Died: December 1, 1859
Birthdate: April 15, 1563
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Goindwal Sahib, India
Died: May 30, 1606
Birthdate: January 22, 1964
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Kozarska Dubica, Bosnia and Herzegovina
Died: October 18, 2007
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Béla I of Hungary
(King of Hungary From 1060 to 1063)
Birthdate: 1020 AD
Birthplace: Esztergom, Hungary
Died: September 11, 1063
Béla I became King of Hungary rebelling against and dethroning his brother Andrew I of Hungary in 1060 after the latter had his elder own son, Solomon, crowned king during his lifetime. During his reign, Bela I reformed the coinage and suppressed the last uprising made by a crowd of commoners demanding murder of clergymen and the restoration of paganism.
Birthdate: 1825 AD
Birthplace: Eswatini
Died: 1868 AD
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Cynthia Ann Parker
(Kidnap survivor)
Birthdate: October 28, 1827
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: Crawford County, Illinois, United States
Died: February 29, 1871
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Carl Boenish
(American Freefall Cinematographer Who Filmed the First Jumps From 'El Capitan' Using Ram-Air Parachutes)
Birthdate: April 3, 1941
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: New Castle, Pennsylvania, United States
Died: July 7, 1984
Carl Boenish was a freefall cinematographer. He filmed the first jumps from El Capitan using ram-air parachutes in 1978. He was involved in the development and popularization of BASE jumping as a recreational activity and is considered the father of modern BASE jumping. He also served as a cinematographer on the John Frankenheimer parachuting film classic The Gypsy Moths.
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Aidar Akayev
(Entrepreneur, Politician)
Birthdate: February 20, 1976
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Saint Petersburg, Russia
Died: February 5, 2020
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Kido Takayoshi
(Politician, Statesman, Diplomat)
Birthdate: August 11, 1833
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Chōshū Domain
Died: May 26, 1877
Birthdate: July 28, 1750
Sun Sign: Leo
Birthplace: Carcassonne, France
Died: April 5, 1794
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Benjamin of Tudela
(Historian)
Birthdate: 1130 AD
Birthplace: Tudela, Spain
Died: 1173 AD
Jewish traveller Benjamin of Tudela who visited Europe, Africa and Asia in the 12th century was a prominent figure in medieval geography and Jewish history. His book The Travels of Benjamin sheds light on situation of Jews and diversity of Jewish communities in Europe and Asia during the 12th century and also on the geography and ethnography of the Middle Ages.
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Robert Calvert
(South African-British Writer, Poet and Musician)
Birthdate: March 9, 1945
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Pretoria, South Africa
Died: August 14, 1988
Better known as the resident poet of the space rock band Hawkwind, Robert Calvert was born in South Africa and later moved to England with his family. Initially a building surveyor, he later joined the counterculture movement of the late ‘60s. He is best remembered for songs such as Urban Guerrilla.
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David Oyite-Ojok
(Ugandan military commander)
Birthdate: April 15, 1940
Sun Sign: Aries
Birthplace: Lira, Uganda
Died: December 2, 1983
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Josef Mysliveček
(Czech Composer Known for His Friendship and Collaborations With Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart)
Birthdate: March 9, 1737
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Prague, Czechia
Died: February 4, 1781
Josef Mysliveček was a Czech composer who made immense contributions to the development of late 18th-century classicism in music. He is best remembered for his collaborations with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Josef Mysliveček was also close to the Mozart family.
Birthdate: November 22, 1943
Sun Sign: Sagittarius
Birthplace: Serenje
Died: July 22, 1987
Birthdate: January 29, 1955
Sun Sign: Aquarius
Birthplace: Marion, Arkansas, United States
Died: April 9, 1998
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Hotsumi Ozaki
(Journalist, Spy)
Birthdate: April 29, 1901
Sun Sign: Taurus
Birthplace: Shirakawa, Gifu, Japan
Died: November 7, 1944
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Gerhard Gundermann
(Singer-Songwriter)
Birthdate: February 21, 1955
Sun Sign: Pisces
Birthplace: Weimar, Bezirk Erfurt, East Germany
Died: June 21, 1998
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Dave Gallaher
(Rugby union player)
Birthdate: October 30, 1873
Sun Sign: Scorpio
Birthplace: County Donegal
Died: October 4, 1917
Height: 6'0" (183 cm)
Birthdate: 0826 AD
Birthplace: Thessaloniki, Greece
Died: February 4, 0869
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Hone Heke
(New Zealander Warrior and a Leader)
Birthdate: 1807 AD
Birthplace: Pakaraka, New Zealand
Died: August 7, 1850