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. Known as the 'White Rose of Stalingrad', she was a celebrated World War II hero who died in combat.
- Aug. 2 Zelo Bloch
Polish? treblinka-rebel, shot to death
- Aug. 3 Frumka Płotnicka
Polish resistance fighter during world war ii (b. 1914)
- Aug. 5 Adam Kuckhoff
Writer dies at 55
- Aug. 9 Chaïm Soutine
Belarusian-french painter and educator (b. 1893)
- Aug. 10 C Bergsma
Dutch resistance fighter (waalsdorpervlakte)
- Aug. 10 J Janzen
Dutch resistance fighter (waalsdorpervlakte)
- Aug. 10 J Posthuma
Dutch resistance fighter (waalsdorpervlakte)
- Aug. 12 Vittorio Sella
Italian photographer and mountaineer (d. 1943).
- Aug. 12 Georges Martin Witkowski
Composer dies at 76
- Aug. 14 Joe Kelley
American baseball player and manager (b. 1871)
- Aug. 18 Ali-Agha Shikhlinski
Russian-azerbaijani general (born 1865)
- Aug. 18 Hans Jeschonnek
German air force general/chief of staff commits suicide
- Aug. 20 William Irvine
Irish-australian politician, 21st premier of victoria (b. 1858)
- Aug. 21 Henrik Pontoppidan
LIT - Danish journalist and author, nobel prize laureate (b. 1857)
- Aug. 23 Johann P Zilcher
German composer dies at 88
- Aug. 24 Simone Weil
Influential French philosopher, mystic, and political activist who made significant contributions to social and religious thought. She was deeply committed to social justice and participated in the Spanish Civil War. Her unique philosophical perspectives continue to inspire intellectual discourse.
- Aug. 24 Ettore Muti Italian aviator
Adventurer and politician (b. 1902)
- Aug. 24 Antonio Alice
Argentinian painter and educator (b. 1886)
- Aug. 24 Ernst Ottwalt
Writer
- Aug. 26 Bîmen Şen
Turkish composer and songwriter (b. 1873)
- Aug. 27 Otto Selz
German psychologist (in auschwitz)
- Aug. 28 Georg Hellat
Estonian architect (b. 1870)
- Aug. 28 Boris III
Saksen-coburg is the king of bulgaria (1918-43)
- Aug. 28 King Boris
Iii of bulgaria (born in 1894)
- 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 A[braham] [P] Merritt
Author (moon pool and creep shadow! at 58, he dies.