Famous people and celebrities who died in August 1943

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in August 1943. This month marked the loss of influential and beloved figures whose contributions spanned various fields and touched many lives. Explore our detailed list to remember and celebrate their enduring legacies and the remarkable impact they had on the world

• Aug. 1 Lydia Litvyak

  Soviet fighter pilot and one of the world's first female combat aviators.

• Aug. 3 Frumka Płotnicka

  Polish resistance fighter during world war ii (b. 1914).

• Aug. 9 Chaïm Soutine

  Belarusian-french painter and educator (b. 1893).

• Aug. 10 Axel Runström
• Aug. 12 Vittorio Sella

  Italian photographer and mountaineer (d. 1943).

• Aug. 13 Jakob Gapp
• Aug. 14 Joe Kelley

  American baseball player and manager (b. 1871).

• Aug. 17 Walter Thiel
• Aug. 18 Ali-Agha Shikhlinski

  Russian-azerbaijani general (born 1865).

• Aug. 20 William Irvine

  Irish-australian politician, 21st premier of victoria (b. 1858).

• Aug. 21 Henrik Pontoppidan

  Danish journalist and author, nobel prize laureate (b. 1857).

• Aug. 24 Simone Weil

  Influential French philosopher, mystic, and political activist who made significant contributions to social and religious thought.

• Aug. 24 Ettore Muti Italian aviator

  Adventurer and politician (b. 1902).

• Aug. 24 Antonio Alice

  Argentinian painter and educator (b. 1886).

• Aug. 26 Bîmen Şen

  Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873).

• Aug. 27 José Gaspar d'Afonseca e Silva
• Aug. 28 Georg Hellat

  Estonian architect (b. 1870).

• Aug. 28 Boris III of Bulgaria (b. 1894)
• Aug. 28 George Underwood
• Aug. 28 Francesco Pujia
• Aug. 30 Eddy de Neve

  Indonesian-dutch footballer and lieutenant (b. 1885).

• Aug. 30 Eustáquio van Lieshout

  Dutch-brazilian missionary and priest (d. 1943).

• Aug. 30 Werner von Bülow
• Aug. 30 Jean Nicoli
• Aug. 31 Arturo Ciano