Historical Events In 1943

Jul 05   On this day in history battle of Gulf of Kula  

Jul 06   In the year 1943 2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 German killed  

Jul 06   In the year 1943 night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena.  

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

Jul 08   On this day in history 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   On this day in history 5th day of battle at Kursk: Germans occupy Verchopenje  

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

Jul 10   Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history 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 in the year 1943.  

Jul 12   On this day in history battle of Kolombangara (2nd battle of Gulf of Kula)  

Jul 12   On this day in history bruce Taylor, cricketer (big-hitting NZ all-rounder 1965-73)  

Jul 13   On this day in history 11th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia  

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

Jul 13   On this day in history kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter, dies at 50  

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% on this day in history.  

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

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

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   500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II on this day in history.  

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

Jul 20   Joint Chiefs of Staff question adm Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island) in the year 1943.  

Jul 21   Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42 in the year 1943.  

Jul 22   In the year 1943 allied forces captured Palermo, Sicily  

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

Jul 22   In the year 1943 uS forces led by Gen George Patton liberate Palermo Sicily  

Jul 23   Battle of Koersk, USSR ends in Nazi defeat (6,000 tanks) on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)  

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

Jan 05   Eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star (Europa Cup 1 1962) was born in the year 1943.  

Jan 05   Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player was born on this day in history.  

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   Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of 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) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   In the year 1943 george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81  

Jan 07   Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   On this day in history death of richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919)  

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 in the year 1943.  

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