* 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 )

Williams, in turn, has stated that Larry Forrester, the screenwriter, found a 1943 letter from Yamamoto to the Admiralty in Tokyo containing the quotation.

* Kenny Kramer ( born 1943 ), lived in a Hell's Kitchen apartment across the hall from Larry David and became the inspiration for the Cosmo Kramer character on Seinfeld.

Lawrence Donald " Larry " Clark ( born January 19, 1943 ) is an American film director, photographer, writer and film producer who is best known for the movie Kids and his photography book Tulsa.

** Larry Grossman, politician ( born 1943 )

* Larry Elkins ( born 1943 ), former American football player

Lawrence E. " Larry " Stager ( born January 5, 1943 ) is Dorot Professor of the Archaeology of Israel in the Department of Near Eastern Languages and Civilizations at Harvard University and is Director of the Harvard Semitic Museum.

After the early successes, though, the team slid into some hard times, which would continue for a couple of decades, until new ownership brought in first promotional wizard Larry MacPhail ( in 1938 ), then, after MacPhail's wartime resignation, player development genius Branch Rickey ( in 1943 ).

The original Standells band was formed in 1962 by bass guitarist Jody Rich, with vocalist and keyboard player Larry Tamblyn ( born Lawrence A. Tamblyn, February 5, 1943, in Los Angeles ), guitarist Tony Valentino ( born May 24, 1941, aka Emilio Bellissimo ), and drummer Benny King ( aka Hernandez ).

Despite the loss of Gehrig, the Yankees went on to win three more AL crowns from 1941 to 1943 before McCarthy resigned in May 1946, partially due to conflict with new club operator Larry MacPhail.

John Lawrence Whitty, Baron Whitty, PC ( born 15 June 1943 ), known as Larry Whitty, is a British Labour Party politician.

* Larry Young ( athlete ) ( born 1943 ), Olympic racewalker

He later portrayed Falke in Rosalinda ( 1942 ), Nova Kovich in The Merry Widow ( 1943 ), Lieutenant Bunin in Catherine Was Great ( 1944 ), Dorante and Comte De Chateau-Gaillard in The Would-Be Gentleman ( 1946 ), The Doctor in Happy as Larry ( 1950 ), and played a variety of roles in the musical revue Bless You All ( 1950 ).

Larry Craig Morton ( born February 5, 1943 in Flint, Michigan ) is a former professional football player.

Reveille with Beverly ( 1943 ) is an American film starring Ann Miller, Franklin Pangborn, and Larry Parks directed by Charles Barton, released by Columbia Pictures, based on the Reveille with Beverly radio show hosted by Jean Ruth Hay.

* Larry R. Brown ( 1943 – 2012 ), North Carolina politician

1943 Steagles starting line-upBack row ( left to right ): unknown, back (# 11 ); Ben Kish, back (# 44 ); Ernie Steele, halfback (# 37 ) Middle row: Roy Zimmerman, quarterback (# 7 ) Front row ( left to right ): Larry Cabrelli, end (# 84 ); Bucko Kilroy, tackle (# 76 ); Ed Michaels, guard (# 60 ); Ray Graves, center (# 52 ); Elbie Schultz, guard (# 71 ); Vic Sears, tackle (# 79 ); Bob Masters, end (# 31 )