Page 14: Historical Events In 1943

Jul 05   Battle of Gulf of Kula on this day in history.   

Jul 06   2nd day of battle at Kursk: 25,000 German killed in the year 1943.   

Jul 06   On this day in history night Battle of Kula Gulf results in loss of 2 Japanese destroyers and USS Helena.   

Jul 07   -10] Japanese premier Hideki Tojo visits Java on this day in history.   

Jul 08   4th day of battle at Kursk: Gen Model uses last tank reserve on this day in history.   

Jul 08   Harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered on this day in history.   

Jul 09   5th day of battle at Kursk: Germans occupy Verchopenje on this day in history.   

Jul 10   6th day of battle at Kursk in the year 1943.   

Jul 10   Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1943.   

Jul 10   Naval gunfire help Allied troops land on Sicily. It was first extensive use of LST's and smaller landing craft to deliver heavy equipment over the beach in the year 1943.   

Jul 10   In the year 1943 uS & Britain invade Sicily in WW II   

Jul 11   On this day in history 7th day of battle at Kursk   

Jul 11   Gunfire from U.S. cruisers and destroyers stop German and Italian tank attack against Army beachhead at Gela, Sicily on this day in history.   

Jul 12   Battle of Kolombangara (2nd battle of Gulf of Kula) on this day in history.   

Jul 12   On this day in history bruce Taylor, cricketer (big-hitting NZ all-rounder 1965-73)   

Jul 13   On this day in history 11th All Star Baseball Game: AL wins 5-3 at Shibe Park, Philadelphia   

Jul 13   During Battle of Kolombangara in Solomon Islands, U.S. lost USS Gwin. (DD-433) while Japanese lost light cruiser Jintsu in the year 1943.   

Jul 13   Kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter, dies at 50 on this day in history.   

Jul 13   The birth of The Battle of Kursk, largest tank battle in history, ends on this day in history.   

Jul 14   Johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74% on this day in history.   

Jul 17   On this day in history rAF bombs Germany rocket base Peenemunde   

Jul 18   British assault on Catania Sicily in the year 1943.   

Jul 18   On this day in history german submarine shoots down K-47, the first and only U.S. airship lost during WW II.   

Jul 19   500 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II on this day in history.   

Jul 19   In the year 1943 allied air forces raid Rome during WW II   

Jul 20   In the year 1943 joint Chiefs of Staff question adm Nimitz (landing Gilbert Island)   

Jul 21   Charles William Paddock, 100m runner (Olympic-gold-1920), dies at 42 in the year 1943.   

Jul 22   Allied forces captured Palermo, Sicily in the year 1943.   

Jul 22   In the year 1943 general George S. Patton leads American troops to capture Palermo, Sicily, during WWII.   

Jul 22   US forces led by Gen George Patton liberate Palermo Sicily in the year 1943.   

Jul 23   On this day in history battle of Koersk, USSR ends in Nazi defeat (6,000 tanks)   

Jul 23   On this day in history emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies   

Jul 24   RAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead) in the year 1943.   

Jul 24   Revolt in Italy; Mussolini is deposed by Badoglio on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1943 birth of tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)   

Jan 04   In the year 1943 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   Osvaldo Soriano, writer was born in the year 1943.   

Jan 06   Paul James Nunn, mountaineer was born on this day in history.   

Jan 06   In the year 1943 birth of terry Venables, British soccer player/manager   

Jan 01   Colonel Andrew Summers Rowan, U.S. military officer who gave "a message to Garcia" (b. 1857) died in the year 1943.   

Jan 03   On this day in history death of sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)   

Jan 05   On this day in history george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

Jan 07   Nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86 in the year 1943.   

Jan 08   In the year 1943 death of richard Hillary, Australian Spitfire pilot and author (b. 1919)   

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 in the year 1943.   

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