Historical Events In 1943

Jul 05   Battle of Gulf of Kula in the year 1943.   

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

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   In the year 1943 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   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 in the year 1943.   

Jul 10   US & Britain invade Sicily in WW II in the year 1943.   

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   On this day in history battle of Kolombangara (2nd battle of Gulf of Kula)   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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 in the year 1943.   

Jul 19   In the year 1943 500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II   

Jul 19   In the year 1943 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II   

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Allied forces captured Palermo, Sicily on this day in history.   

Jul 22   On this day in history 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   RAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead) in the year 1943.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer   

Jan 05   In the year 1943 birth of eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star (Europa Cup 1 1962)   

Jan 05   Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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   On this day in history george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

Jan 07   Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86 on this day in history.   

Jan 08   Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919) died on this day in history.   

Jan 09   In the year 1943 robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53   

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

Jan 11   On this day in history death of carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered