Page 3: Historical Events In 1943

Jan 23   British forces capture the city of Tripoli, Libya, from the Germans   

Jan 23   Detroit Red Wings scores NHL record 8 goals in 1 period   

Jan 23   Japanese Mount Austen on Guadalcanal captured   

Jan 24   Hitler orders nazi troops at Stalingrad to fight to death   

Jan 24   Jewish patients/nurses/doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau.   

Jan 24   John Burns, English minister of Local Government (1905-14), dies   

Jan 26   Nikolai Vavilov, geneticist, Saratovv labour camp, dies.   

Jan 27   1st US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen)   

Jan 27   The inaugural US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen).   

Jan 28   Chic Blackhawks beats NY Rangers 10-1, Max Bentley scores 4 goals.   

Jan 29   Battle of Wau in New Guinea starts.   

Jan 29   New Zealand's Kiwi cruiser collides with Japanese sub I-1 at Guadalcanal.   

Jan 30   6 British Mosquito's daylight bomb Berlin.   

Jan 30   German assault on French in Tunisia.   

Jan 30   Hitler promotes Friedrich von Paul to General - field marshal.   

Jan 30   Illegal opposition newspaper Loyal begins publishing   

Jan 30   USS Chicago sinks in Pacific Ocean.   

Jan 31   39 U boats sunk this month (203100 ton)   

Jan 31   Chile breaks contact with Germany and Japan.   

Jan 31   General Friedrich von Paul surrenders to Russian troops at Stalingrad   

Feb 01   German occupiers make Vidkun Quisling Norwegian premier.   

Feb 01   Mussert forms pro Nazi shadow cabinet (Netherlands)   

Feb 02   Battle of Stalingrad ends with final surrender of the German army, leaving 600000 dead.   

Feb 02   Battle of Stalingrad ends with final surrender of the German army.   

Feb 02   Nazi troops surrender to Russian forces after the Battle of Stalingrad in WWII.   

Feb 02   The Germans surrender at Stalingrad   

Feb 03   4 chaplains drown after giving up their life jackets to others.   

Feb 03   Alexander Goode, rabbi who surrended his life jacket, drowns   

Feb 04   Bertolt Brecht's "Der gute Mensch von Sezuan," premieres in Zurich.   

Feb 04   Frank Calder, 1st NHL president, dies.   

Feb 05   Amsterdam resistance group CS-6 shoots Nazi General Seyffardt   

Feb 05   Clandestine Radio Atlantiksender, Germany, inaugural transmission   

Feb 05   Nolan Bushnell, American game designer (founder of Atari and creator of Pong, the inaugural videogame) is born   

Feb 05   Wim Gertenbach, Dutch resistance fighter (Slogan), shot by Nazis   

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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