June 1, 1943

1943Orietta Berti, Italian singer and actress^[†]

Orietta Galimberti, known professionally as Orietta Berti, is an Italian folk-pop singer and television personality.

1943Richard Goode, American pianist^[†]

Richard Goode is an American classical pianist who is especially known for his interpretations of Mozart and Beethoven.

1943Lorrie Wilmot, South African cricketer (died 2004)^[†]

Anthony Lorraine "Lorrie" Wilmot was a South African first-class cricketer from Cape Province who played from 1960–61 to 1988–89.

1943Leslie Howard, English actor, director, and producer (born 1893)^[†]

Leslie Howard Steiner was an English actor, director, producer and writer. He wrote many stories and articles for The New York Times, The New Yorker, and Vanity Fair and was one of the biggest box-office draws and movie idols of the 1930s.

1943Wilfrid Israel, English-German businessman and philanthropist (born 1899)^[†]

Wilfrid Berthold Jacob Israel was an Anglo-German businessman and philanthropist, born into a wealthy Anglo-German Jewish family, who was active in the rescue of Jews from Nazi Germany, and who played a significant role in the Kindertransport.

1943BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.^[†]

BOAC Flight 777 was a KLM flight scheduled as a British Overseas Airways Corporation civilian airline flight from Portela Airport in Lisbon, Portugal to Whitchurch Airport near Bristol, England. On 1 June 1943, the Douglas DC-3 serving the flight was attacked by eight German Junkers Ju 88 bombers and crashed into the Bay of Biscay, killing all 17 on board. There were several notable passengers, among them actor Leslie Howard.