Page 9: Historical Events In 1943

Apr 13   FDR dedicates Jefferson Memorial.   

Apr 14   Asser B Kleerekoper, SDAP-Second-Member of parliament, dies at 62.   

Apr 14   Gen Alexander/Eisenhower/Anderson/Bradley discuss assault on Tunis   

Apr 15   Metropolitan Life Insurances issues a $225 million check to Chase   

Apr 15   Raffaele Casimiro Casimiri, composer, dies at 62   

Apr 16   40 NZ bombers attack Haarlem Neth (85 killed)   

Apr 17   Admiral Yamamoto flies from Truk to Rabaul   

Apr 18   I Yamamoto, admiral of Japanese fleet, dies   

Apr 19   "Bermuda Conference" Fruitless discussion by U.S. and British delegates on deliverance of Nazi victims   

Apr 19   "Bermuda Conference": Fruitless discussion by U.S. and British delegates on deliverance of Nazi victims   

Apr 19   Alexander Schmorell, German resistance fighter, beheaded.   

Apr 19   Jews attack Nazi occupation forces at Warsaw Ghetto   

Apr 19   Warsaw ghetto revolt; liquidation of the Warsaw ghetto continues for one month   

Apr 20   Braves manager Casey Stengel is struck by a taxi, fractures a leg.   

Apr 22   German counter attack in North-Tunisia   

Apr 23   British and US offensive directed at Tunis/Bizerta   

Apr 24   Gerardus H de Hare, socialist vicar, dies at 63   

Apr 25   The Demyansk Shield for German troops in commemoration of Demyansk Pocket is instituted.   

Apr 25   Vladimir Ivanovich Nemirovich-Danchenko, playwright/director, dies.   

Apr 27   Lou Jansen and Jan Dieters arrested, lead illegal CPN party in Holland   

Apr 28   1st performance of Marc Blitzstein's "Freedom Morning"   

Apr 29   Dietrich Bonhoeffer arrested by nazis.   

Apr 29   Joseph Achron, Latvian violinist/composer (Golem suite), dies at 56   

Apr 30   Beatrice Potter Webb, British writer (My Apprenticeship), dies at 85   

Apr 30   Bergen-Belsen Concentration Camp for Jews forms.   

May 01   Final assault on Tunis by Allied troops begins.   

May 01   Food rationing begins in US.   

May 01   German plane sinks boat loaded with Palestinian Jews bound for Malta   

May 01   German Wehrmacht deployed in order to break Dutch strikes.   

May 01   Johan Oscar Smith, Norweigian Christian leader and founder of Smith's Friends (b.1871).   

May 02   German troops vacate Jefna Tunisia   

May 03   Leslie Heward, composer, dies at 45   

May 03   Pulitzer prize awarded to Upton Sinclair (Dragon's Teeth)   

May 03   Squadron Leader, Leonard Henry Trent, 487 (NZ) Squadron, RAF, won the Victoria Cross over Amsterdam Holland   

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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