Historical Events In 1943

Nov 29   In the year 1943 partisan Tito forms temporary government in Jajce Bosnia  

Dec 01   FDR, Churchill & Stalin agree to Operation Overlord (D-Day) on this day in history.  

Dec 02   1st RSHA transport out of Vienna reaches Birkenau camp in the year 1943.  

Dec 02   On this day in history nordahl Grieg, writer, dies  

Dec 02   Sixteen Allied vessels are lost by Axis bombing at Bari, eastern Italy on this day in history.  

Dec 03   In the year 1943 9th Heisman Trophy Award: Angelo Bertelli, Notre Dame (QB)  

Dec 04   -Dec 6] 2nd conference of Cairo: FDR, Churchill & Turkish pres Inonu on this day in history.  

Dec 04   Aircraft from USS Lexington (CV-16) and USS Independence (CVL-22) attack Kwajalein Atoll, sinking four Japanese ships and damaging five others, while only three U.S. ships suffered damage in the year 1943.  

Dec 04   Carlo Mierendorff, German politician/antifascist, dies at 46 on this day in history.  

Dec 05   In the year 1943 nFL Phila Eagle-Pitts Steeler merger disolves  

Dec 06   Firmin Baes, Flemish painter, dies at 69 on this day in history.  

Dec 07   Cairo: president Roosevelt travels back to the US on this day in history.  

Dec 07   John Bouber, [Blom], actor/author (Bluejackets), dies at 22 on this day in history.  

Dec 08   John Van Druten's "Voice of the Turtle," premieres in NYC in the year 1943.  

Dec 10   British 8th Army occupies Orsogna/Ortona Italy in the year 1943.  

Dec 13   In the year 1943 150 US Marauders bomb Schiphol  

Dec 14   On this day in history capt. Paul Triguet (Royal 22e Regiment) wins the Victoria Cross at Casa Berardi, Italy  

Dec 15   On this day in history thomas W "Fats" Waller, jazz pianist (Hot Chocolate), dies at 39 in KC Missouri  

Dec 16   "Tamiami Champion" trains collide, kills 73 & injures 200 in the year 1943.  

Dec 17   In the year 1943 transport 63 departs with French Jews to nazi-Germany  

Dec 19   Military coup in Bolivia in the year 1943.  

Dec 20   On this day in history "International" is no longer USSR National Anthem  

Dec 21   On this day in history uSS Grayling (SS-208) sinks fourth Japanese ship since 18 December.  

Dec 22   In the year 1943 canadian First Division surrounds Ortona, cuts off German retreat; starts week-long battle with savage house to house fighting.  

Dec 22   In the year 1943 manufacturers get permission to use synthetic rubber for baseball core  

Dec 23   On this day in history 1st telecast of a complete opera (Hansel & Gretel), Schenectady, NY  

Dec 23   On this day in history first telecast of a complete opera (Hansel and Gretel), Schenectady NY  

Dec 23   Theo[dorus J] Thijssen, Dutch writer (Kees de Jongen), dies at 64 in the year 1943.  

Dec 24   FDR appoints Gen Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces on this day in history.  

Dec 24   FDR appoints General Eisenhower supreme commander of Allied forces on this day in history.  

Dec 25   Ilona Durigo, Hungarian singer, dies at 62 in the year 1943.  

Dec 26   In the year 1943 british sink German battle cruiser Scharnhorst  

Dec 26   General A.G.L. 'Andy' McNaughton 1887-1966 retires as commander of First Canadian Army in the year 1943.  

Dec 27   Curtis Veeder, the engineer who invented the modern automotive tachometer and odometer, died on this day in the year 1943.  

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Jan 02   Barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999) was born on this day in history.  

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of eusebio de Silva Ferreira, Mozamb/Port soccer star (Europa Cup 1 1962)  

Jan 05   Ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player was born on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1943 birth of osvaldo Soriano, writer  

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of paul James Nunn, mountaineer  

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

Jan 01   Colonel Andrew Summers Rowan, U.S. military officer who gave "a message to Garcia" (b. 1857) died on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863) died on this day in history.  

Jan 05   George Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81 on this day in history.  

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   Robin G Collingwood, English philosopher (Roman Britain), dies at 53 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 11   In the year 1943 death of carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered