Page 17: Historical Events In 1943

Sep 08   Gen Eisenhower announce unconditional surrender of Italy in WW II.   

Sep 08   Italy surrenders to the allies in WW II.   

Sep 09   15 German JU-88's sink Italian flag ship Rome   

Sep 09   Italy surrenders to the Allies   

Sep 09   The Allies land in the Naples area.   

Sep 10   British 8th army occupies Tarente   

Sep 10   Tottori, Japan a 7.4 quake resulted in 1190 deaths. One of the world's deadliest earthquakes   

Sep 12   Benito Mussolini, captured by the Allies, is rescued by the Germans.   

Sep 12   Free French lands on Corsica   

Sep 13   Chiang Kai-shek became president of China   

Sep 14   Comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara marries.   

Sep 15   Benito Mussolini forms a rival fascist government in Italy.   

Sep 15   Hans Ulrich Humpert, composer, dies at 2   

Sep 16   Australians capture Lae   

Sep 16   Montgomery's 8th army contacts invasion   

Sep 17   Dick Tyldesley, cricketer (7 Tests for England), dies   

Sep 17   Load of "ammunition in transit" explodes at Norfolk Naval Air Station.   

Sep 18   Cardinals clinch NL pennant   

Sep 18   Most of the 2000 deported Minsk Jews are killed in Sobibor.   

Sep 19   Fanny Whiteers-Koen breaks jumping world record   

Sep 20   HMCS ST CROIX (RCN),sunk by a new acoustic torpedoSE of Greenland by 2 torpedoes from German U.305.   

Sep 20   Liberator bombers sinks U-338   

Sep 20   Rome is occupied by the Germans. The German Army now controls most of Italy   

Sep 21   Arundel (Solomon Island) in US hands.   

Sep 22   British dwarf submarines attack Tirpitz   

Sep 22   U.S. destroyers and landing craft land Australian troops at Finschhafen, New Guinea   

Sep 24   Soviet forces reconquer Smolensk   

Sep 25   Russian troops liberate Smolensk   

Sep 26   Operation Jaywick - an Australian SOA (Special Operations Australia) unit, operating from the fishing vessel Krait, mines Japanese ships in Singapore harbour The operation sinks 37000 tons of enemy shipping.   

Sep 27   Anti-fascism opposition begins in Naples   

Sep 27   Waclaw Gieburowski, composer, dies at 65   

Sep 28   Charles Vintcent, cricketer (played in S Africa's 1st 3 tests), dies   

Sep 29   Eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice   

Sep 29   Lech Walesa, Polish leader; founder of Solidarity trade union is born.   

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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