Page 20: Historical Events In 1943

Nov 06   On this day in history russian troops land on Kertsj peninsula   

Nov 07   Detroit Lions 0, NY Giants 0; last scoreless tie in NFL in the year 1943.   

Nov 07   Dwight Frye, actor (Vampire Bat, Dracula), dies at 44 on this day in history.   

Nov 09   Bernhard Lichtenberg, German clergyman/antifascist, dies at 67 in the year 1943.   

Nov 10   The U.S. State Department demolishes FDR's plan to set up refugee camps in North Africa and Southern Europe in the year 1943.   

Nov 12   On this day in history brian Hyland, Queens NY, rocker (She Wore an Itsy Bitsy ... Bikini)   

Nov 12   Landwacht (NSB-political party) forms in Netherlands in the year 1943.   

Nov 14   Chic Bear Sid Luckman passes for 7 touchdowns vs NY Giants (56-7) on this day in history.   

Nov 16   Marcel Verhamme, Belgian resistance fighter, executed on this day in history.   

Nov 16   World War II: American bombers strike a hydro-electric power facility and heavy water factory in German-controlled Vemork, Norway in the year 1943.   

Nov 17   Paul Charles Rene Landormy, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Nov 18   On this day in history 1st US ambassador to Canada, Ray Atherton, nominated   

Nov 19   On this day in history andre Antoine, French stage manager (Theatre Antoine), dies at 85   

Nov 19   In the year 1943 u-536 sinks in Atlantic Ocean   

Nov 20   U-538 sinks in Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.   

Nov 20   In the year 1943 uS forces land on Tarawa and Makin Atoll in the Gilbert Island   

Nov 21   7 Belgian ministers in London sentence King Leopold III in the year 1943.   

Nov 21   The birth of Jacques Laffite, French Grand Prix driver in the year 1943.   

Nov 22   Billie Jean King (Moffitt) (tennis 20 Wimbledon titles) in the year 1943.   

Nov 22   Billie Jean King (Moffitt) (tennis: 20 Wimbledon titles) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   In the year 1943 fDR, Churchill & Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan   

Nov 22   FDR, Churchill and Chiang Kai-shek meet to discuss ways to defeat Japan on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Lorenz Hart, lyricist, dies in NY in the year 1943.   

Nov 23   In the year 1943 1st printing of illegal "Warheid"   

Nov 23   In the year 1943 ernest Jones, cricketer ("Jonah" Gave WG's beard a close shave), dies   

Nov 23   For the second straight day, British bombers attacked Berlin, recording 1,315 civilian deaths. The two-day bombing resulted in a total of over 4,000 Berliner deaths. British aircrew deaths from the attacks neared 300 in the year 1943.   

Nov 23   On this day, 200 German soldiers surrounded the house where British agent Michael Trotobas was hiding. Trotobas shot and killed the Gestapo officer who had come to arrest him, then kept firing until he was gunned down himself on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history uS forces seized control of Tarawa &Makin from Japanese   

Nov 24   In the year 1943 martin Raschke, German author/war correspondent, dies at 38   

Nov 25   U-600 sinks in Atlantic Ocean on this day in history.   

Nov 26   In the year 1943 edward H "Butch" O'hare, US pilot/lt-comdr, dies in battle   

Nov 27   31st CFL Grey Cup: Hamilton Flying Wildcats defeat Winn Bombers, 23-14 on this day in history.   

Nov 28   On this day in history fDR, Churchill & Stalin met at Tehran to map out strategy   

Nov 28   FDR, Churchill and Stalin met at Tehran to map out strategy in the year 1943.   

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Jan 02   In the year 1943 birth of barış Manço, Turkish singer and television producer (d. 1999)   

Jan 04   Tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos) was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1943 birth of ferreira da Silva Eusebio, Brazilan intl soccer player   

Jan 06   On this day in history birth of osvaldo Soriano, writer   

Jan 06   Paul James Nunn, mountaineer was born in the year 1943.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of 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) died in the year 1943.   

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 in the year 1943.   

Jan 08   On this day in history 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   In the year 1943 agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66   

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