* 1943 – World War II: Operation Mincemeat: The submarine surfaces in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Spain to deposit a dead man planted with false invasion plans and dressed as a British military intelligence officer.

* 1943 – Frederick Chiluba, Zambian politician, 2nd President of Zambia ( d. 2011 )

* 1943 – Bobby Vee, American singer

* 1943 – Japanese forces evacuate New Georgia Island in the Pacific Theater of Operations during World War II.

* 1868 – Hong Beom-do, Korean activist ( d. 1943 )

* 1943 – Chuck Girard, American singer-songwriter and pianist ( Love Song and The Castells )

* 1943 – Bob Kerrey, American politician, 35th Governor of Nebraska

* 1943 – Tuesday Weld, American actress

* 1943 – Jon Postel, American computer scientist ( d. 1998 )

* 1943 – Ken Norton, American boxer

* 1943 – Michael Willetts, English soldier, George Cross recipient ( d. 1971 )

* 1943 – Rebellion in the Nazi death camp of Treblinka.

* 1943 – World War II: the Motor Torpedo Boat PT-109 is rammed by the Japanese destroyer Amagiri and sinks.

* 1943 – Tom Burgmeier, American baseball player

* 1943 – Max Wright, American actor

* 1943 – Béla Bollobás, Hungarian-English mathematician

* 1943 – Lana Cantrell, Australian-American singer and lawyer

* 1943 – Alain Corneau, French director

* 1943 – Denis Payton, English saxophonist ( The Dave Clark Five )

* 1943 – Ruth Madoc, Welsh actress

* 1943 – Dave Peverett, English musician ( Foghat and Savoy Brown ) ( d. 2000 )

* Adrian Păunescu ( 1943 – 2010 ), Romanian poet, journalist, and politician

* 1902 – Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic ( d. 1943 )

* 1943 – María Rojo, Mexican actress and politician

* 1888 – Armand J. Piron, American violinist, bandleader, and composer ( d. 1943 )

* 1943 – Ken Johnson, American professional wrestling manager

* Ken Weber ( nature writer ) ( 1943 – 2007 ), American journalist and nature writer

A noteworthy episode in Beery's life is chronicled in the 5th episode of Ken Burns ' documentary The National Parks: America's Best Idea: In 1943, President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed an executive order creating Jackson Hole National Monument to protect the land adjoining the Grand Tetons in Wyoming.

He then appeared as Ken McLaughlin in the 1943 film My Friend Flicka.

Together with fellow Canadian, Frank Pickersgill, Ken Macalister was parachuted into occupied France on June 20, 1943 to work as wireless operator for the " Archdeacon " network in the Ardennes area.

# Ken Carson ( 1943 – 1947 ) tenor vocals, guitar

* Ken Charlton – player ( RB / FW ), 1992 ( Saskatchewan Roughriders 1941, 1948 – 54 ; Winnipeg RCAF Bombers 1942 ; Regina All-Services Roughriders 1943 ; Ottawa Rough Riders 1945 – 47 ).

* Ken Preston – builder, 1990 ( Queen's University as player 1936 – 39 ; Winnipeg Blue Bombers as player 1941 – 42 ; Ottawa Rough Riders as player 1945 ; Saskatchewan Roughriders as player 1940, 1943, player / coach 1946 – 48, and general manager 1958 – 78 ).

Kenneth Charles " Ken " Osmond ( born June 7, 1943 ) is an American actor.

* Ken Suarez ( born 1943 ), American baseball player

His screen performances include Sailors Three ( 1940 ), In Which We Serve ( 1942 ), Undercover ( 1943 ), Piccadilly Incident ( 1946 ), Spring in Park Lane ( 1948 ), Stage Fright ( 1950 ), Torch Song ( 1953 ) and The World of Suzie Wong ( 1960 ).

Sailors went on to play for the University of Wyoming and was selected as MVP of their 1943 NCAA Championship team.

* John Eugene Osborne ( 1858 – 1943 ), Governor of Wyoming and United States Assistant Secretary of State

From 1919 to 1943 the store was operated by Paul Frison, who served as mayor of Ten Sleep and as a Wyoming state legislator.

Substantial opposition did not materialize until 1943, when President Franklin D. Roosevelt proclaimed Jackson Hole National Monument in Wyoming.

It was the first in a trilogy, followed by Thunderhead ( 1943 ) and Green Grass of Wyoming ( 1946 ).

He served as the 19th Governor of Wyoming from 1943 to 1949 and as United States Senator from January 3, 1949 until his suicide on June 19, 1954.

He served two four-year terms as Wyoming Secretary of State from 1935 to 1943.

It was created by executive order by Franklin Delano Roosevelt in 1943, and met with considerable opposition from Wyoming legislators.