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 on this day in history.  

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

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

Jul 08   In the year 1943 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   6th day of battle at Kursk in the year 1943.  

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

Jul 12   In the year 1943 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 in the year 1943.  

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% on this day in history.  

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

Jul 18   On this day in history british assault on Catania Sicily  

Jul 18   In the year 1943 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 on this day in history.  

Jul 20   Joint Chiefs of Staff question adm Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island) on this day in history.  

Jul 21   In the year 1943 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   General George S. Patton leads American troops to capture Palermo, Sicily, during WWII on this day in history.  

Jul 22   On this day in history uS forces led by Gen George Patton liberate Palermo Sicily  

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

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

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

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 in the year 1943.  

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   In the year 1943 birth of terry Venables, British soccer player/manager  

Jan 01   Colonel Andrew Summers Rowan, U.S. military officer who gave "a message to Garcia" (b. 1857) died in the year 1943.  

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 in the year 1943.  

Jan 07   Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86 in the year 1943.  

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

Jan 09   On this day in history 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   In the year 1943 death of carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered