Page 14: Historical Events In 1943

Jul 05   Battle of Gulf of Kula on this day in history.   

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

Jul 06   In the year 1943 night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena.   

Jul 07   -10] Japanese premier Hideki Tojo visits Java in the year 1943.   

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

Jul 08   On this day in history harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered   

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

Jul 10   6th day of battle at Kursk on this day in history.   

Jul 10   Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   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 in the year 1943.   

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

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

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

Jul 12   In the year 1943 battle of Kolombangara (2nd battle of Gulf of Kula)   

Jul 12   On this day in history bruce Taylor, cricketer (big-hitting NZ all-rounder 1965-73)   

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

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

Jul 13   Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter, dies at 50 in the year 1943.   

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

Jul 14   Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74% in the year 1943.   

Jul 17   On this day in history rAF bombs Germany rocket base Peenemunde   

Jul 18   British assault on Catania Sicily on this day in history.   

Jul 18   German submarine shoots down K-47, the first and only U.S. airship lost during WW II on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1943.   

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

Jul 21   On this day in history charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42   

Jul 22   On this day in history allied forces captured Palermo, Sicily   

Jul 22   On this day in history general George S. Patton leads American troops to capture Palermo, Sicily, during WWII.   

Jul 22   US forces led by Gen George Patton liberate Palermo Sicily in the year 1943.   

Jul 23   Battle of Koersk, USSR ends in Nazi defeat (6,000 tanks) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1943 emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies   

Jul 24   On this day in history rAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead)   

Jul 24   Revolt in Italy; Mussolini is deposed by Badoglio on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of osvaldo Soriano, writer   

Jan 06   Paul James Nunn, mountaineer was born in the year 1943.   

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

Jan 01   In the year 1943 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   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   Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919) died in the year 1943.   

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

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

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