Historical Events In 1943

Sep 25   On this day in history 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 37,000 tons of enemy shipping in the year 1943.  

Sep 27   Anti-fascism opposition begins in Naples on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Waclaw Gieburowski, composer, dies at 65 in the year 1943.  

Sep 28   Charles Vintcent, cricketer (played in S Africa's 1st 3 tests), dies on this day in history.  

Sep 29   On this day in history eisenhower and Italian Marshal Pietro Badoglio sign an armistice  

Sep 29   The birth of Lech Walesa, Polish leader; founder of Solidarity trade union in the year 1943.  

Sep 30   In the year 1943 pope Pius XII encyclical on Divine spirit  

Oct 01   In the year 1943 allied forces captured Naples during WW II  

Oct 01   In the year 1943 antoine T Broekman, resistance fighter, executed at 32  

Oct 01   On this day in history clark's forces enter Naples, Italy.  

Oct 02   Japanse troops leave Kolombangara, Solomon Island in the year 1943.  

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. 7,000 are evacuated to Sweden on this day in history.  

Oct 02   On this day in history robert Nathaniel Dett, composer, dies at 60  

Oct 03   British 8th army lands at Termoli, East Italy in the year 1943.  

Oct 04   Corsica freed by Free French on this day in history.  

Oct 04   Richard T Ely, US economist (Ground under our feet), dies in the year 1943.  

Oct 05   US air raid on Wake in the year 1943.  

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 in the year 1943.  

Oct 06   Battle at Vella Lavella, Solomon Island in the year 1943.  

Oct 06   Robert Cooper, father of Card pitcher Mort & catcher Walker, dies in the year 1943.  

Oct 07   In the year 1943 weill/Perelman/Nash' musical "One Touch of Venus," premieres in NYC  

Oct 08   In the year 1943 great-Britain establishes bases on Azores  

Oct 09   Gerard W Kerncamp, historian/editor-in-chief (Green Amsterdam), dies in the year 1943.  

Oct 09   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 11   In the year 1943 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 13   Italy declares war on former ally Germany in the year 1943.  

Oct 13   In the year 1943 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 on this day in history.  

Oct 14   On this day in history 400 Jews escape in uprising at Sobibor extermination Camp in Poland  

Oct 14   Jackie Matthews, cricketer (8 Tests 1911-12, 16 wickets), dies in the year 1943.  

Oct 16   On this day in history anti Jewish riot in Rome  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999)  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)  

Jan 04   Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer was born in the year 1943.  

Jan 05   In the year 1943 birth of eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star (Europa Cup 1 1962)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player  

Jan 06   Osvaldo Soriano, writer was born in the year 1943.  

Jan 06   In the year 1943 birth of paul James Nunn, mountaineer  

Jan 06   Terry Venables, British soccer player/manager was born on this day in history.  

Jan 01   In the year 1943 death of colonel Andrew Summers Rowan, U.S. military officer who gave "a message to Garcia" (b. 1857)  

Jan 03   In the year 1943 death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)  

Jan 05   George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 in the year 1943.  

Jan 07   Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86 on this day in history.  

Jan 08   Richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919) died on this day in history.  

Jan 09   In the year 1943 robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53  

Jan 10   Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66 on this day in history.  

Jan 11   Carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered died in the year 1943.