Page 14: Historical Events In 1943

Jul 05   On this day in history battle of Gulf of Kula   

Jul 06   In the year 1943 2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 German killed   

Jul 06   Night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena on this day in history.   

Jul 07   On this day in history -10] Japanese premier Hideki Tojo visits Java   

Jul 08   4th day of battle at Kursk: Gen Model uses last tank reserve on this day in history.   

Jul 08   Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered in the year 1943.   

Jul 09   5th day of battle at Kursk: Germans occupy Verchopenje on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1943 6th day of battle at Kursk   

Jul 10   In the year 1943 arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 10   In the year 1943 naval gunfire help Allied troops land on Sicily. It was first extensive use of LST's and smaller landing craft to deliver heavy equipment over the beach.   

Jul 10   On this day in history uS & Britain invade Sicily in WW II   

Jul 11   In the year 1943 7th day of battle at Kursk   

Jul 11   On this day in history 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) on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Bruce Taylor, cricketer (big-hitting NZ all-rounder 1965-73) on this day in history.   

Jul 13   On this day in history 11th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia   

Jul 13   In the year 1943 during Battle of Kolombangara in Solomon Islands, U.S. lost USS Gwin. (DD-433) while Japanese lost light cruiser Jintsu.   

Jul 13   Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   In the year 1943 the birth of The Battle of Kursk, largest tank battle in history, ends   

Jul 14   Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74% on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1943 rAF bombs Germany rocket base Peenemunde   

Jul 18   In the year 1943 british assault on Catania Sicily   

Jul 18   German submarine shoots down K-47, the first and only U.S. airship lost during WW II in the year 1943.   

Jul 19   500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Allied air forces raid Rome during WW II on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Joint Chiefs of Staff question adm Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island) in the year 1943.   

Jul 21   Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42 in the year 1943.   

Jul 22   In the year 1943 allied forces captured Palermo, Sicily   

Jul 22   General George S. Patton leads American troops to capture Palermo, Sicily, during WWII in the year 1943.   

Jul 22   In the year 1943 uS forces led by Gen George Patton liberate Palermo Sicily   

Jul 23   Battle of Koersk, USSR ends in Nazi defeat (6,000 tanks) in the year 1943.   

Jul 23   Emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 24   RAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead) on this day in history.   

Jul 24   On this day in history revolt in Italy; Mussolini is deposed by Badoglio.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1943 birth of barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999)   

Jan 04   Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos) was born in the year 1943.   

Jan 04   In the year 1943 birth of doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer   

Jan 05   Eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star (Europa Cup 1 1962) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1943 birth of ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player   

Jan 06   Osvaldo Soriano, writer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1943 birth of paul James Nunn, mountaineer   

Jan 06   Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Colonel Andrew Summers Rowan, U.S. military officer who gave "a message to Garcia" (b. 1857) died on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)   

Jan 05   George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 on this day in history.   

Jan 07   In the year 1943 nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86   

Jan 08   In the year 1943 death of richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919)   

Jan 09   Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53 in the year 1943.   

Jan 10   Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

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