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Famous people and celebrities who died in May 1943

This page is dedicated to commemorating the celebrities and famous people who passed away in May 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

  • Johan Oscar Smith
    May 1 Johan Oscar Smith

    Norwegian religious leader, founded the brunstad christian church (b. 1871).

  • Viktor Lutze
    May 2 Viktor Lutze
  • Harry Miller
    May 3 Harry Miller

    American engineer (d. 1943).

  • Frank Maxwell Andrews
    May 3 Frank Maxwell Andrews
  • Ingolf Elster Christensen
    May 3 Ingolf Elster Christensen
  • Vittorio de Barbieri
    May 4 Vittorio de Barbieri
  • Fethi Okyar
    May 7 Fethi Okyar

    Turkish colonel and politician, 2nd prime minister of turkey (b. 1880).

  • Mordechai Anielewicz
    May 8 Mordechai Anielewicz

    Polish commander (b. 1919).

  • Danielle Casanova
    May 9 Danielle Casanova
  • Henri La Fontaine
    May 14 Henri La Fontaine

    Belgian lawyer and author, nobel prize laureate (b. 1854).

  • Mario Ferrigni
    May 14 Mario Ferrigni
  • Giorgio di Sassonia
    May 14 Giorgio di Sassonia
  • Alfred Hoche
    May 16 Alfred Hoche

    German psychiatrist and academic (b. 1865).

  • Nigger
    May 16 Nigger

    Black labrador retriever belonging to wing commander guy gibson of the royal air force, and the mascot of no.

  • Ōnishiki Daigorō
    May 18 Ōnishiki Daigorō

    Japanese sumo wrestler, the 28th yokozuna (b. 1883).

  • Kristjan Raud
    May 19 Kristjan Raud

    Estonian painter and illustrator (b. 1865).

  • Ludwig Sebastian
    May 20 Ludwig Sebastian
  • Helen Taft
    May 22 Helen Taft

    American first lady, wife to us president william howard taft was inaugurated on 3/04/1909.

  • Nils von Dardel
    May 25 Nils von Dardel

    Swedish post-impressionist painter (born in 1888).

  • Edsel Ford
    May 26 Edsel Ford

    Son of Henry Ford and president of Ford Motor Company.

  • Alice Tegnér
    May 26 Alice Tegnér

    Swedish organist, composer, and educator (b. 1864).

  • Rein Boomsma
    May 26 Rein Boomsma
  • Gordon Coates
    May 27 Gordon Coates

    New zealand soldier and politician, 21st prime minister of new zealand (b. 1878).

  • Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes
    May 29 Georges-Prudent-Marie Bruley des Varannes
  • Muhamed Mehmedbašić
    May 29 Muhamed Mehmedbašić
  • Sixto Sosa Díaz
    May 29 Sixto Sosa Díaz
  • Giorgio di Baviera
    May 31 Giorgio di Baviera