Page 18: Historical Events In 1943

Oct 06   Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort and catcher Walker, dies.   

Oct 07   Weill/Perelman/Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus," premieres in NYC   

Oct 08   Great-Britain establishes bases on Azores.   

Oct 09   Gerard W Kerncamp, historian/editor-in-chief (Green Amsterdam), dies   

Oct 09   HMS CARLISLE (AA), damaged 9th October 1943, Eastern Mediterranean, south west of Rhodes in Scarpanto Strait by German Ju87 divebombers.   

Oct 10   Chiang Kai-shek takes oath of office as president of China   

Oct 11   NY Yankees beat Cards 4 games to 1, in 40th World Series, to become 1st team to win 10 World Series.   

Oct 12   US bombs Rabaul, New Britain.   

Oct 13   Italy declares war on former ally Germany.   

Oct 13   Italy declares war on former Axis partner Germany   

Oct 13   Of 600 prisoners in Sobibor's Camp #1 who revolt and try to escape, most eventually are caught and killed.   

Oct 14   400 Jews escape in uprising at Sobibor extermination Camp in Poland   

Oct 14   Jackie Matthews, cricketer (8 Tests 1911-12, 16 wickets), dies.   

Oct 16   Anti Jewish riot in Rome.   

Oct 16   Chicago opens new subway system.   

Oct 16   The Navy accepted its inaugural helicopter, a Sikorsky YR-4B (HNS-1), at Bridgeport, Connecticut.   

Oct 17   Liberators sink U-540 and U-631   

Oct 18   Adrianus M de Young, writer (Merijntje Gijzen's Youth), dies at 55.   

Oct 18   US bombing of Bougainville, Solomon Island   

Oct 19   Adrianus M de Young, writer (Merijntje Gijzen's youth), murdered   

Oct 19   Conference of foreign ministers in Moscow.   

Oct 19   Theater Guild presentation of "Othello" opens   

Oct 21   Alfred DPR Pound, British admiral/1st Sealord (Jutland, WW II), dies.   

Oct 21   Frans LAJ Wolters, economist/Dutch MP (PvdA).   

Oct 22   Catherine Deneuve, French actress is born   

Oct 22   Josef Venantius von Woss, composer, dies at 80   

Oct 23   1st Jewish transport out of Rome reaches camp Birkenau   

Oct 24   Anti-nazi Clandestine Radio Soldatsender Calais begins transmitting   

Oct 25   Burma railroad completed and opens   

Oct 25   H van Zanten, guerrilla leader on North Sumatra, executed   

Oct 26   World War II: inaugural flight of the Dornier Do 335 "Pfeil".   

Oct 27   Bela Reinitz, composer, dies at 64   

Oct 28   U-220 sinks.   

Oct 29   3 allied officers escape out camp Stalag Luft 3.   

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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