Page 14: Historical Events In 1943

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 08   Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered on this day in history.   

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   Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1943.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   US & Britain invade Sicily in WW II on this day in history.   

Jul 11   On this day in history 7th day of battle at Kursk   

Jul 11   In the year 1943 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) in the year 1943.   

Jul 13   In the year 1943 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   On this day in history kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter, dies at 50   

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

Jul 14   On this day in history johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74%   

Jul 17   RAF bombs Germany rocket base Peenemunde in the year 1943.   

Jul 18   On this day in history 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 in the year 1943.   

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

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

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

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

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

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

Jul 23   Emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies in the year 1943.   

Jul 24   In the year 1943 rAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead)   

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

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

Jan 04   In the year 1943 birth of tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)   

Jan 04   Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863) died in the year 1943.   

Jan 05   George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 in the year 1943.   

Jan 07   On this day in history 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   In the year 1943 robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53   

Jan 10   In the year 1943 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.