Page 16: Historical Events In 1943

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.   

Aug 22   Soviet troops free Karkov   

Aug 23   Johann P Zilcher, German composer, dies at 88   

Aug 23   Red army recaptures Charkow   

Aug 24   Ernst Ottwalt, writer, dies   

Aug 24   Phila A's drop AL record tying 20th game in a row, win the 2nd game   

Aug 25   10th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: All-Stars 27, Washington 7 (48471)   

Aug 25   US forces overran New Georgia in Solomon Islands during WW II.   

Aug 27   Otto Selz, German psychologist (In Auschwitz), dies   

Aug 28   Boris III, of Saksen-Coburg, King of Bulgaria (1918-43), dies.   

Aug 28   Denmark, declares a universal strike against Nazi occupiers   

Aug 29   Denmark scuttles their warships so as not to be taken by Germany.   

Aug 30   A[braham] [P] Merritt, author (Moon Pool, Creep Shadow!), dies at 58   

Aug 31   1st battle of Essex/new Yorktown: US assault on Marcus Island.   

Sep 02   Glenn Sather, NHL coach (Edmonton Oiler)   

Sep 03   Invasion of Italy by Allied forces; Italy secretly signs armistice with the Allies.   

Sep 04   Australians land near Lae, New Guinea   

Sep 04   British 8th army lands at Taranto South Italy.   

Sep 05   57th US Womens Tennis: Pauline Betz beats A Louise Brough (63 57 63).   

Sep 06   "Congressional Limited" train derails near Frankfort Pa, results in the deaths of 79   

Sep 07   987 Dutch Jewish transported to Auschwitz Concentration Camp   

Sep 07   Fire in decrepit old Gulf Hotel results in the deaths of 45 (Houston Texas).   

Sep 07   Italy surrenders to the Allies.   

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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