Page 18: Historical Events In 1943

Sep 30   Pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit   

Oct 01   Allied forces captured Naples during WW II   

Oct 01   Antoine T Broekman, resistance fighter, executed at 32.   

Oct 01   Clark's forces enter Naples, Italy   

Oct 02   Japanse troops leave Kolombangara, Solomon Island   

Oct 02   Orders are given for the expulsion of all Danish Jews. Thanks to Danish underground operations, only 415 Jews are captured by the Germans. 7000 are evacuated to Sweden   

Oct 02   Robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60   

Oct 03   British 8th army lands at Termoli, East Italy   

Oct 04   Corsica freed by Free French.   

Oct 04   Richard T Ely, US economist (Ground under our feet), dies   

Oct 05   US air raid on Wake.   

Oct 06   400 Orthodox rabbis march on Washington from the Capitol to the White House. The President refuses to see them. However, as a result, public hearings on rescue in the House and Senate are held   

Oct 06   Battle at Vella Lavella, Solomon Island.   

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.   

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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