List of artists who died in 1943 and the copyright has expired
For some countries the copyright expires 50 years after the author's death, but most western countries it's 70 years.
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries'_copyright_le...
A new year and a new bunch of expired copyrights. Here's a list of musicians who died in 1943 http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1943_in_music