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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 07   In the year 1943 -10] Japanese premier Hideki Tojo visits Java   

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

Jul 08   On this day in history harry Oakes, Canadian ruler of Bahamas, murdered   

Jul 09   5th day of battle at Kursk: Germans occupy Verchopenje in the year 1943.   

Jul 10   On this day in history 6th day of battle at Kursk   

Jul 10   Arthur Finlay Nevin, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Jul 10   In the year 1943 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.   

Jul 10   On this day in history uS & Britain invade Sicily in WW II   

Jul 11   7th day of battle at Kursk in the year 1943.   

Jul 11   Gunfire from U.S. cruisers and destroyers stop German and Italian tank attack against Army beachhead at Gela, Sicily in the year 1943.   

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   On this day in history during Battle of Kolombangara in Solomon Islands, U.S. lost USS Gwin. (DD-433) while Japanese lost light cruiser Jintsu.   

Jul 13   On this day in history kurt Huber, German philosopher/resistance fighter, dies at 50   

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

Jul 14   On this day in history johannes F "Frits" Bakker Sr, actor, dies at 74%   

Jul 17   RAF bombs Germany rocket base Peenemunde on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1943 british assault on Catania Sicily   

Jul 18   In the year 1943 german submarine shoots down K-47, the first and only U.S. airship lost during WW II.   

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

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   On this day in history allied forces captured Palermo, Sicily   

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

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

Jul 23   Battle of Koersk, USSR ends in Nazi defeat (6,000 tanks) on this day in history.   

Jul 23   Emanuel Querido, publisher (Sobibor), dies on this day in history.   

Jul 24   In the year 1943 rAF bombs Hamburg (20,000 dead)   

Jul 24   In the year 1943 revolt in Italy; Mussolini is deposed by Badoglio.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of tom Wilkinson, CFL QB (Edmonton Eskimos)   

Jan 04   Doris Kearns Goodwin, American writer was born in the year 1943.   

Jan 05   In the year 1943 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 in the year 1943.   

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   On this day in history 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   Sir Walter James, Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863) died on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1943 george Washington Carver, famous black scientist, dies at 81   

Jan 07   In the year 1943 nikola Tesla, Yugoslavian physicist (tesla motor), dies at 86   

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   Agustin P Justo y Rolon, pres Argentina (1931-38), dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jan 11   On this day in history death of carlo Tresca, NY's Italian newspaper editor/anti-fascist, murdered