Page 14: Historical Events In 1943

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.   

Jul 28   Bill Bradley, Crystal Ms, NBA forward (Knicks, Oly-gold-64/Sen-D-NJ).   

Jul 28   Italian Facist dictator Benito Mussolini steps down.   

Jul 28   Pres FDR announces end of coffee rationing in US   

Jul 29   1 million inhabitants flee Hamburg   

Jul 30   Benjamin James Dale, composer, dies at 58   

Jul 30   Henri-François Gautrin, Quebec politician   

Jul 30   Last Judy Garland-Mickey Rooney movie released (Girl Crazy).   

Jul 31   Hedley Verity, cricketer (144 wickets in 40 Tests), dies in POW camp.   

Jul 31   Transport nr 58 departs with French Jews to nazi Germany.   

Aug 01   Ismar Elbogen, German/US learned/rabbi (Jewish Lexicon), dies at 68.   

Aug 01   PT-109 rammed and sunk, the future Pres. Kennedy suffers a back is injury   

Aug 01   Race riot in Harlem New York city   

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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