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June 13, 1943

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Notable Births

Harry Collins

1943Harry Collins, English sociologist, author, and academic[†]

Harry Collins, FLSW, is a British sociologist of science at the School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University, Wales. In 2012 he was elected a Fellow of the British Academy. In 2013, he was elected a Fellow of the Learned Society of Wales.

Malcolm McDowell

1943Malcolm McDowell, English actor and producer[†]

Malcolm McDowell is an English actor. He first became known for portraying Mick Travis in Lindsay Anderson's if.... (1968), a role he later reprised in O Lucky Man! (1973) and Britannia Hospital (1982). His performance in if.... prompted Stanley Kubrick to cast him as Alex in A Clockwork Orange (1971), the role for which McDowell became best known.

Jim Guy Tucker

1943Jim Guy Tucker, American lawyer and politician, 43rd Governor of Arkansas (died 2025)[†]

James Guy Tucker Jr. was an American politician, businessman and attorney who served as the 43rd governor of Arkansas from 1992 until his resignation in 1996 after his conviction for fraud during the Whitewater affair. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as the 15th lieutenant governor, state attorney general, and as a U.S. representative.

Notable Deaths

Kočo Racin

1943Kočo Racin, Macedonian author and activist (born 1908)[†]

Kosta Apostolov Solev, primarily known by his pen name Kočo Racin, was a Macedonian poet, writer and communist who is considered a founder of modern Macedonian literature. He is also regarded as a founder of modern Macedonian poetry. Racin wrote in prose too and created some significant works with themes from history, philosophy, and literary critique. He also wrote in Serbian and Bulgarian.

Sava Kovačević

1943Sava Kovačević, Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander and People's Hero of Yugoslavia (born 1905)[†]

Sava Kovačević was a Yugoslav Partisan divisional commander during World War II, and one of the heroes of the communist Partisan movement.