Historical Events In 1943

Jan 01   Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel   

Jan 01   Negro League star Josh Gibson suffers a nervous breakdown   

Jan 02   Canadian government brings in newsprint rationing   

Jan 03   1st missing persons telecast (NYC)   

Jan 03   Canadian Army troops arrive in North Africa.   

Jan 03   The inaugural missing persons telecast (New York City NY).   

Jan 04   Head SS office writes to all concentration camp commanders, requesting them to forward human hair for processing at the firm of Alex Zink, Filzfabrik A.G. near Nuremberg. A half-mark would be received by the Commandant for each kilo of human hair   

Jan 04   Thomas Mann completes his tetralogy, "Joseph and His Brothers".   

Jan 04   Tom Wilkinson football player; CFL QB, Edmonton Eskimos, was born.   

Jan 05   George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81.   

Jan 05   Scientist/educator George Washington Carver dies in Tuskegee, Alabama, at age 81   

Jan 05   Teams agrees to start season later due to WW II   

Jan 05   Teams agrees to start season later due to WWII   

Jan 05   USS Helena (CL-50) fired inaugural proximity fused projectile in combat and shot down Japanese divebomber in southwest Pacific   

Jan 05   William H Hastie, civilian aide to secretary of war, steps down to protest segregation in armed forces.   

Jan 07   Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86.   

Jan 09   Japanese government in Java limits sale and use of motorcars   

Jan 09   Japanese govt in Java limits sale and use of motorcars   

Jan 09   Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53.   

Jan 10   Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66   

Jan 10   Russian offensive against German 6th/4th Armies near Stalingrad   

Jan 10   The inaugural US President to visit a foreign country in wartime-FDR leaves for Casablanca, Morocco   

Jan 11   Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered.   

Jan 11   US and Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China   

Jan 12   Frankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat and soy meal)   

Jan 12   Jan R T Campert, Dutch resistance fighter/poet (18 Dead), dies at 40.   

Jan 13   British premier Winston Churchill arrives in Casablanca   

Jan 13   Hitler declares "Total War".   

Jan 13   HMCS Ville de Quebec (Corvette) make Canada's inaugural U-Boat sinking in the Mediterranean   

Jan 13   Russian offensive at Don under General Golikov.   

Jan 13   US infantry captures Galloping Horse-ridge Guadalcanal   

Jan 14   Adolf Sandberger, composer, dies at 78.   

Jan 14   Alex Smart (Mont) is 1st NHLer to score hat trick in his 1st game   

Jan 14   Alex Smart (Montreal) is inaugural NHLer to score hat trick in his inaugural game   

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Jan 02   Barış manço: Turkish singer and television producer    

Jan 04   Tom wilkinson: Cfl qb (edmonton eskimos)   

Jan 04   Doris kearns goodwin: American writer   

Jan 05   Eusebio de silva ferreira: Mozamb/port soccer star (europa cup 1 1962)   

Jan 05   Ferreira da silva eusebio: Brazilan intl soccer player   

Jan 06   Osvaldo soriano: Writer   

Jan 06   Paul james nunn: Mountaineer   

Jan 06   Terry venables: British soccer player/manager   

Jan 01   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)   

Jan 05   George washington carver: Famous black scientist,   

Jan 07   Nikola tesla: Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor),   

Jan 08   Richard hillary: Australian spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919)   

Jan 09   Robin g collingwood: English philosopher (roman britain),   

Jan 10   Agustin p justo y rolon: Pres argentina (1931-38),   

Jan 11   Carlo tresca: Ny's italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered