Historical Events In 1943

Nov 06   In the year 1943 russian troops land on Kertsj peninsula  

Nov 07   Detroit Lions 0, NY Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL in the year 1943.  

Nov 07   Dwight Frye, actor (Vampire Bat, Dracula), dies at 44 on this day in history.  

Nov 09   Bernhard Lichtenberg, German clergyman/antifascist, dies at 67 on this day in history.  

Nov 10   The U.S. State Department demolishes FDR's plan to set up refugee camps in North Africa and Southern Europe in the year 1943.  

Nov 12   Brian Hyland, Queens NY, rocker (She Wore an Itsy Bitsy ... Bikini) on this day in history.  

Nov 12   In the year 1943 landwacht (NSB-political party) forms in Netherlands  

Nov 14   On this day in history chic Bear Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Giants (56-7)  

Nov 16   Marcel Verhamme, Belgian resistance fighter, executed in the year 1943.  

Nov 16   In the year 1943 world War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway.  

Nov 17   Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1943.  

Nov 18   1st US ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, nominated in the year 1943.  

Nov 19   Andre Antoine, French stage manager (Theatre Antoine), dies at 85 on this day in history.  

Nov 19   U-536 sinks in Atlantic Ocean in the year 1943.  

Nov 20   U-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean in the year 1943.  

Nov 20   On this day in history uS forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island  

Nov 21   On this day in history 7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III  

Nov 21   The birth of Jacques Laffite, French Grand Prix driver on this day in history.  

Nov 22   Billie Jean King (Moffitt) (tennis 20 Wimbledon titles) on this day in history.  

Nov 22   In the year 1943 billie Jean King (Moffitt) (tennis: 20 Wimbledon titles)  

Nov 22   FDR, Churchill & Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan in the year 1943.  

Nov 22   On this day in history fDR, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan  

Nov 22   Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY in the year 1943.  

Nov 23   1st printing of illegal "Warheid" in the year 1943.  

Nov 23   On this day in history ernest Jones, cricketer ("Jonah" Gave WG's beard a close shave), dies  

Nov 23   In the year 1943 for the second straight day, British bombers attacked Berlin, recording 1,315 civilian deaths. The two-day bombing resulted in a total of over 4,000 Berliner deaths. British aircrew deaths from the attacks neared 300.  

Nov 23   On this day in history on this day, 200 German soldiers surrounded the house where British agent Michael Trotobas was hiding. Trotobas shot and killed the Gestapo officer who had come to arrest him, then kept firing until he was gunned down himself  

Nov 23   US forces seized control of Tarawa &Makin from Japanese on this day in history.  

Nov 24   In the year 1943 martin Raschke, German author/war correspondent, dies at 38  

Nov 25   On this day in history u-600 sinks in Atlantic Ocean  

Nov 26   On this day in history edward H "Butch" O'hare, US pilot/lt-comdr, dies in battle  

Nov 27   In the year 1943 31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14  

Nov 28   On this day in history fDR, Churchill & Stalin met at Tehran to map out strategy  

Nov 28   In the year 1943 fDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Tehran to map out strategy  

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Jan 02   Barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer was born in the year 1943.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star (Europa Cup 1 1962)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player  

Jan 06   In the year 1943 birth of osvaldo Soriano, writer  

Jan 06   Paul James Nunn, mountaineer was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of terry Venables, British soccer player/manager  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of colonel Andrew Summers Rowan, U.S. military officer who gave "a message to Garcia" (b. 1857)  

Jan 03   Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81  

Jan 07   Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09   Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

Jan 10   Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66 in the year 1943.  

Jan 11   Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered died in the year 1943.