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

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

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

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

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

Jul 10   6th day of battle at Kursk in the year 1943.  

Jul 10   Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1943.  

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   In the year 1943 uS & Britain invade Sicily in WW II  

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

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   Battle of Kolombangara (2nd battle of Gulf of Kula) in the year 1943.  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jul 19   In the year 1943 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   Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42 in the year 1943.  

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

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

Jul 22   US forces led by Gen George Patton liberate Palermo Sicily on this day in history.  

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

Jul 23   On this day in history emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies  

Jul 24   RAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead) on this day in history.  

Jul 24   Revolt in Italy; Mussolini is deposed by Badoglio in the year 1943.  

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Jan 02   In the year 1943 birth of barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999)  

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

Jan 04   Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer was born in the year 1943.  

Jan 05   Eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star (Europa Cup 1 1962) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player  

Jan 06   Osvaldo Soriano, writer was born in the year 1943.  

Jan 06   In the year 1943 birth of paul James Nunn, mountaineer  

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   In the year 1943 death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)  

Jan 05   On this day in history george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81  

Jan 07   On this day in history nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86  

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   Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered died on this day in history.