Page 14: Historical Events In 1943

Jul 10   6th day of battle at Kursk.   

Jul 10   Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72   

Jul 10   Naval gunfire help Allied troops land on Sicily. It was inaugural extensive use of LST's and smaller landing craft to deliver heavy equipment over the beach   

Jul 10   US and Britain invade Sicily in WW II.   

Jul 11   7th day of battle at Kursk   

Jul 11   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).   

Jul 12   Bruce Taylor, cricketer (big-hitting NZ all-rounder 1965-73)   

Jul 13   During Battle of Kolombangara in Solomon Islands, U.S. lost USS Gwin. (DD-433) while Japanese lost light cruiser Jintsu   

Jul 13   In this year, 11th All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia.   

Jul 13   Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter, dies at 50.   

Jul 13   The Battle of Kursk, largest tank battle in history, ends is born.   

Jul 14   Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74%.   

Jul 17   RAF bombs Germany rocket base Peenemunde.   

Jul 18   British assault on Catania Sicily   

Jul 18   German submarine shoots down K-47, the inaugural and only U.S. airship lost during WW II.   

Jul 19   500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II.   

Jul 19   Allied air forces raid Rome during WW II   

Jul 20   Joint Chiefs of Staff question adm Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island)   

Jul 21   Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42   

Jul 22   Allied forces captured Palermo, Sicily   

Jul 22   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   

Jul 23   Battle of Koersk, USSR ends in Nazi defeat (6000 tanks).   

Jul 23   Emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies   

Jul 24   RAF bombs Hamburg (20000 dead)   

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

Jul 25   1st warship named for a Black person, SS Leonard Roy Harmon, launched.   

Jul 25   Benito Mussolini dismissed as premier of Italy during WW II   

Jul 25   Benito Mussolini, the Italian dictator, forced to resign.   

Jul 25   With American and British forces racing across Sicily, Italian King Emmanuel III, acting under the recommendation of the Fascist Grand Council, dismissed Fascist leader Benito Mussolini and placed him under arrest.   

Jul 26   120°F (49°C), Tishmoningo, Oklahoma (state record)   

Jul 27   772 British bombers attack Hamburg.   

Jul 27   Godfrey Cripps, cricketer (1st Currie Cup-winning captain), dies.   

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Jan 02   Barış manço: Turkish singer and television producer    

Jan 04   Tom wilkinson: Cfl qb (edmonton eskimos)   

Jan 04   Doris kearns goodwin: American writer   

Jan 05   Eusebio de silva ferreira: Mozamb/port soccer star (europa cup 1 1962)   

Jan 05   Ferreira da silva eusebio: Brazilan intl soccer player   

Jan 06   Osvaldo soriano: Writer   

Jan 06   Paul james nunn: Mountaineer   

Jan 06   Terry venables: British soccer player/manager   

Jan 01   Colonel andrew summers rowan: U.s. military officer who gave "a message to garcia" (b. 1857)   

Jan 03   Sir walter james: Premier of western australia (b. 1863)   

Jan 05   George washington carver: Famous black scientist,    

Jan 07   Nikola tesla: Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor),   

Jan 08   Richard hillary: Australian spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919)   

Jan 09   Robin g collingwood: English philosopher (roman britain),   

Jan 10   Agustin p justo y rolon: Pres argentina (1931-38),    

Jan 11   Carlo tresca: Ny's italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered