Page 14: 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 in the year 1943.   

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

Jul 09   5th day of battle at Kursk: Germans occupy Verchopenje in the year 1943.   

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   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 in the year 1943.   

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

Jul 11   Gunfire from U.S. cruisers and destroyers stop German and Italian tank attack against Army beachhead at Gela, Sicily in the year 1943.   

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

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

Jul 13   11th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia in the year 1943.   

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% in the year 1943.   

Jul 17   RAF bombs Germany rocket base Peenemunde on this day in history.   

Jul 18   British assault on Catania Sicily in the year 1943.   

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

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

Jul 19   Allied air forces raid Rome during WW II in the year 1943.   

Jul 20   In the year 1943 joint Chiefs of Staff question adm Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island)   

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

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

Jul 23   On this day in history battle of Koersk, USSR ends in Nazi defeat (6,000 tanks)   

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

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   Barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999) was born in the year 1943.   

Jan 04   Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1943 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   In the year 1943 birth of ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player   

Jan 06   In the year 1943 birth of osvaldo Soriano, writer   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of paul James Nunn, mountaineer   

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   In the year 1943 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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1943.   

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