Page 13: Historical Events In 1943

Jun 25   Crematory III at Birkenau is finished   

Jun 25   Gerrit "Ger" Zijlstra, sculptor   

Jun 25   Spencer Charters, actor (Big Town Girl, St Louis Kid), dies at 68   

Jun 26   Fritz Schmidt, Nazi commissioner in Holland, commits suicide at 39   

Jun 26   RCAF bomber wing begins operating from North Africa; 3 squadrons; a prelude to invasions of Sicily and Italy   

Jun 27   Elly Dammers throws Dutch record spear (4143m).   

Jun 29   During World War 2, American forces land in New Guinea   

Jun 29   Pope Pius XII encyclical Mystic Corporis (mystic body of Christ)   

Jul 01   Auguste Reitsma, Dutch resistance fighter (census director), executed.   

Jul 01   In this year, MacArthur starts the Allied offensive in the Pacific; New Guinea Isles War.   

Jul 01   Withholding tax from paychecks starts.   

Jul 02   Gulf of Biskaje: Liberator bombers sinks U-126.   

Jul 02   Lt Charles Hall, is recorded as becoming inaugural black pilot to shoot down Nazi plane.   

Jul 03   Liberator bombers sinks U-628.   

Jul 04   Wladyslaw Sikorski, gen/PM of Poland in exile (1939-43), dies at 62.   

Jul 05   Battle of Gulf of Kula.   

Jul 06   2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25000 German killed.   

Jul 06   Night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena   

Jul 07   -10] Japanese premier Hideki Tojo visits Java   

Jul 08   4th day of battle at Kursk: Gen Model uses last tank reserve   

Jul 08   Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered   

Jul 09   5th day of battle at Kursk: Germans occupy Verchopenje.   

Jul 10   6th day of battle at Kursk.   

Jul 10   Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 10   Naval gunfire help Allied troops land on Sicily. It was inaugural extensive use of LST's and smaller landing craft to deliver heavy equipment over the beach   

Jul 10   US and Britain invade Sicily in WW II   

Jul 11   7th day of battle at Kursk   

Jul 11   Gunfire from U.S. cruisers and destroyers stop German and Italian tank attack against Army beachhead at Gela, Sicily.   

Jul 12   Battle of Kolombangara (2nd battle of Gulf of Kula).   

Jul 12   Bruce Taylor, cricketer (big-hitting NZ all-rounder 1965-73)   

Jul 13   During Battle of Kolombangara in Solomon Islands, U.S. lost USS Gwin. (DD-433) while Japanese lost light cruiser Jintsu.   

Jul 13   In this year, 11th All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia.   

Jul 13   Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter, dies at 50   

Jul 13   The Battle of Kursk, largest tank battle in history, ends is born   

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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