Page 7: Historical Events In 1943

Mar 11   Nazi Militia forms in Netherlands   

Mar 12   Soviet troops liberate Wjasma.   

Mar 13   Baseball approves official ball (with cork and balata).   

Mar 13   Failed assassin attempt on Hitler during Smolensk-Rastenburg flight.   

Mar 14   World War II   

Mar 15   Allied reconnaissance flight over Java.   

Mar 15   Red Army evacuates Kharkov.   

Mar 16   Elin K (No) and Zaanland (Neth) torpedoed and sinks   

Mar 16   Flight Lieutenant WE Newton awarded posthumously the Victoria Cross Newton was the only member of the RAAF to win the Victoria Cross in the Pacific war.   

Mar 16   The ships Elin K (Norway) and Zaanland (Netherlands) torpedoed and sunk.   

Mar 17   Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (US) torpedoed and sinks.   

Mar 17   The ships, Aldemarin (Ned) and Fort Cedar Lake (US) torpedoed and sink.   

Mar 18   James Oglethorpe (US) and Terkolei (Neth), torpedoed and sinks.   

Mar 18   Red Army evacuates Belgorod.   

Mar 18   S.S. James Oglethorpe (US) and S.S. Terkolei (Netherlands), torpedoed and sunk   

Mar 19   Airship Canadian Star torpedoed and sinks.   

Mar 19   Vicente Ripolles, composer, dies at 75.   

Mar 20   British offensive against Mareth-line.   

Mar 20   German U-384 bombed and sunk.   

Mar 21   Assassination attempt on Hitler fails.   

Mar 21   British 8th army opens assault on Mareth line, Tunisia   

Mar 22   Crematorium II at Birkenau is now ready for use.   

Mar 22   Dutch work week extended to 54 hour   

Mar 22   Obligatory work for woman ends in Belgium.   

Mar 22   SS police chief Rauter threatens to kill half Jewish children   

Mar 23   Andre Lichtenberger, French Sudan writer (Le Petit Roi), dies at 72.   

Mar 23   German counter attack on US lines in Tunisia.   

Mar 25   97% of all Dutch physicians strike againt Nazi registration.   

Mar 25   Jimmy Durante and Garry Moore premiere on radio.   

Mar 26   1st woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott).   

Mar 26   Battle of Komandorski Islands, Pacific Ocean.   

Mar 26   Second Lieutenant Moananui-a-Kiwi NGARIMU, 28th NZ (Maori) Battalion, won the Victoria Cross at Tebaga Gap, Tunisia   

Mar 26   The inaugural woman to receive air medal (US army nurse Elsie S Ott)   

Mar 27   Assassination attempt on Van de Peat at Amsterdams census bureau.   

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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