* 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 )

* Sale, Tony, The Colossus Computer 1943 – 1996: How It Helped to Break the German Lorenz Cipher in WWII ( M .& M.

* 1943 – Tony Joe White, American singer-songwriter and guitarist

* 1943 – Tony Meehan, English drummer ( The Shadows ) ( d. 2005 )

opened in 1943 and Carousel in 1945, and the Tony Awards were not awarded until 1947.

* Robert Bresson: A Passion for Film by Tony Pipolo ( Oxford University Press ; 407 pages ; 2010 ) pays particular attention to psychosexual aspects of the French filmmaker's 13 features, from Les Anges du peche ( 1943 ) to L ' Argent ( 1983 ).

* Tony Murray – born Anthony Murray, 26 April 1943, Dublin, Ireland – Bass guitar

* Tony Sanchez ( politician ) ( born 1943 ), Texas businessman and former gubernatorial candidate, politician

Francisco Antonio García López ( 1943 – 1995 ), also known as Toño Bicicleta ( or Tony Bicycle in English ), was a Puerto Rican criminal famous for escaping from jail several times.

Tony Blackburn ( born 29 January 1943 ) is an English disc jockey, who broadcast on the " pirate " stations Radio Caroline and Radio London in the 1960s and was the first disc jockey to broadcast on BBC Radio 1 in 1967.

* Tony Knowles ( politician ) ( born 1943 ), former governor of the U. S. state of Alaska

* Steven J Zaloga, Tony Bryan, Jim Laurier-" M26 – M46 Pershing Tank 1943 – 1953 ", 2000 Osprey Publishing ( New Vanguard 35 ), ISBN 1-84176-202-4.

* Tony Millington ( born 1943 ), Wales international footballer

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 ).

Tony Joe White ( born July 23, 1943, Oak Grove, Louisiana, United States ) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist, best known for his 1969 hit " Polk Salad Annie "; " Rainy Night in Georgia ", which he wrote but was first made popular by Brook Benton in 1970 ; and " Steamy Windows ", a hit for Tina Turner in 1989.

* Tony Booth ( musician ) ( born 1943 ), American country and western singer

* Tony Knowles ( politician ) ( born 1943 ), American Democratic politician

Tony Gaudio was nominated for the 1943 Academy Award for Best Cinematography ( B & W ) for his work on the film.

After scoring with their hit " Needles and Pins ", bassist Tony Jackson, who was only allowed one lead vocal on their second album, left the band and was replaced by Hamburg pal Frank Allen ( born Francis Renaud McNeice, 14 December 1943, Hayes, Middlesex ) from Cliff Bennett and the Rebel Rousers.

Tony Trimmer ( born 24 January 1943 in Maidenhead, Berkshire ) is a British former racing driver from England, who won the Shell British Formula Three Championship and E. R.

** Acting 1943 – 1947 — Tony " The Big Tuna " Accardo ( promoted to Boss, Ricca became Consigliere.

Tony Christie ( born Anthony Fitzgerald, 25 April 1943 ) is an English musician, singer and actor.

* Daniel Joseph Anthony " Tony " Meehan ( 2 March 1943 – 28 November 2005 ) was a London-born and raised musician and founder member of The Shadows, along with Jet Harris, Hank B. Marvin and Bruce Welch ; he played drums on all the early Cliff Richard and The Shadows hits ; buried in Carlingford cemetery.

Anthony Francis ' Tony ' Cuccinello ( November 8, 1907 – September 21, 1995 ) was a second baseman in Major League Baseball who played from through for the Cincinnati Reds ( 1930 – 31 ), Brooklyn Dodgers ( 1933 – 35 ), Boston Bees / Braves ( 1936 – 40, 1941 – 43 ), New York Giants ( 1940 ) and Chicago White Sox ( 1943 – 45 ).

* Tony Newman ( drummer ) ( born 1943 ), English rock drummer