Page 15: Historical Events In 1943

Aug 02   Armed revolt breaks out in Treblinka   

Aug 02   PT-109, under command of LTJG John F. Kennedy, cut in half by Japanese cruiser   

Aug 02   Revolt in Treblinka   

Aug 03   A private in an army hospital in Sicily is slapped by U.S. General George S. Patton, who accused the soldier of cowardice. Patton later apologized for the incident, at the request of General Dwight D. Eisenhower   

Aug 03   Gen Patton slaps a US GI in the hospital accusing him of cowardice   

Aug 04   British premier Churchill travels on the Queen Mary to Canada   

Aug 05   Adam Kuckhoff, writer, dies at 55   

Aug 05   Sammi Smith, singer.   

Aug 05   Sicily: 3 US A-36's bomb British headquarter.   

Aug 06   Tom Garrett, cricketer (last survivor of 1st Test in 1877), dies.   

Aug 06   US 1st Infantry division occupies node Troina Sicily.   

Aug 07   Gustav Schmidt, German lt-general, dies in battle   

Aug 07   Red Army recaptures Bogodukov   

Aug 08   Common Chiefs of staff meet in Quebec.   

Aug 09   Bertolt Brecht's "Leben des Galilei," premieres in Zurich   

Aug 10   C Bergsma, Dutch resistance fighter (Waalsdorpervlakte), dies.   

Aug 10   Dutch submarine attacks Island Hertenbeest in NW Bali   

Aug 11   Flying Officer Lloyd Allan Trigg, 200 Squadron, RAF, won the Victoria Cross over the North Sea.   

Aug 11   Red Army recaptures Tchukujev, at Kharkov.   

Aug 12   Alleged date of the inaugural Philadelphia Experiment test on United States Navy ship USS Eldridge.   

Aug 12   Georges Martin Witkowski, composer, dies at 76   

Aug 13   Red army recaptures Spas-Demensk   

Aug 14   -Aug 24th: Quadrant conference over strike in Pacific Ocean   

Aug 15   Allies land on Kiska Aleutians.   

Aug 16   1st Long Tom bombs on Italian mainland (from Sicily)   

Aug 17   498 British bombers attack Peenemunde   

Aug 17   Allied forces take control of the island of Sicily   

Aug 17   Robert De Niro, American actor is born   

Aug 18   Final convoy of Jews from Salonika Greece arrive at Auschwitz.   

Aug 18   Hans Jeschonnek, German air force general/chief-staff, commits suicide.   

Aug 18   In this year, Carl Hubbell claims his 253rd and final game, all with Giants   

Aug 19   Belgian church excommunicates nazi Leon Degrelle   

Aug 21   Gromyko named USSR-ambassador in Washington.   

Aug 21   Henrik Pontoppidan, writer (Peter Gelukkige, Nobel 1917), dies at 86.   

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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