What Happened In October 1943 In History

Historical Events for October, 1943

• 1st » World War II: Naples falls to Allies of World War II called Allied soldiers.
• 4th » World War II: U.S. captures Solomon Islands.
• 10th » Double Tenth Incident in Japanese-controlled Singapore
• 13th » World War II: The new government of Italy sides with the Allies of World War II known as Allies and declares war on Germany.
• 14th » The American Eighth Air Force loses 60 B-17 Flying Fortress heavy bombers in aerial combat during the Second Raid on Schweinfurt known as second mass-daylight air raid on the Schweinfurt ball-bearing factories in western Nazi Germany.
• 14th » José P. Laurel takes the oath of office as President of the Philippines (Second Philippine Republic).
• 17th » Burma Railway (Burma-Thailand Railway) is completed.
• 17th » The Holocaust: Sobibor extermination camp is closed.
• 19th » Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University.
• 20th » The cargo vessel French ship Sinfra known as 'Sinfra' is attacked by Allied aircraft at Suda Bay, Crete, and sunk. 2,098 Italian prisoners of war drown with it.
• 21st » The Azad Hind or Provisional Government of Free India is formally declared by Subhas Chandra Bose.
• 22nd » World War II: in the Second firestorm raid on Germany, the Royal Air Force Bombing of Kassel in World War II or conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless.
• 24th » The Azad Hind or Provisional Government of Free India formally declared war on Britain and the United States of America.
• 26th » World War II: First flight of the Dornier Flugzeugwerke e.g Dornier Dornier Do 335 or Do 335 "Pfeil".
• 31st » World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy called USN or United States Marine Corps e.g USMC aircraft.

Famous Birthdays on October in 1943

• 1st » Jean-Jacques Annaud, French director, producer, and screenwriter
• 1st » Angèle Arsenault, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
• 1st » Jerry Martini, American saxophonist (Sly and the Family Stone and Rubicon (US band) named Rubicon)
• 2nd » Anna Ford, English journalist and academic
• 2nd » William Margold, American porn actor and director
• 2nd » Franklin Rosemont, American poet, painter, and historian (d. 2009)
• 3rd » Jeff Bingaman, American solder and politician, 25th Attorney General of New Mexico
• 3rd » Dave Richards, English chairman FA Premier League
• 4th » H. Rap Brown, American activist
• 4th » Karl-Gustav Kaisla, Finnish ice hockey player and referee (d. 2012)
• 4th » Dietmar Mürdter, German footballer
• 4th » Florian Pittiș, Romanian actor, singer, director, and producer (d. 2007)
• 4th » Jimy Williams, American baseball player and manager
• 5th » Ben Cardin, American lawyer and politician
• 5th » Steve Miller (musician) called Steve Miller, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Steve Miller Band)
• 6th » Michael Durrell, American actor
• 6th » Alexander Maxovich Shilov, Russian painter
• 6th » Cees Veerman (musician) known as Cees Veerman, Dutch singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Cats) (d. 2014)
• 7th » José Cardenal, Cuban baseball player and coach
• 7th » Oliver North, American colonel, journalist, and author
• 8th » Chevy Chase, American comedian, actor, and screenwriter
• 8th » R. L. Stine, American author, screenwriter, and producer
• 9th » Douglas Kirby, American psychologist (d. 2012)
• 9th » Jimmy Montgomery, English footballer and coach
• 9th » Mike Peters (cartoonist) called Mike Peters, American cartoonist
• 10th » Frederick Barthelme, American author
• 11th » John Nettles, English actor
• 11th » Ilmar Reepalu, Swedish politician
• 11th » Gene Watson, American singer and producer
• 13th » Mike Barnicle, American journalist
• 13th » Beverley Goodway, English photographer (d. 2012)
• 13th » Peter Sauber, Swiss businessman, founded the Sauber called Sauber F1 Team
• 16th » Fred Turner (musician) called Fred Turner, Canadian singer-songwriter and bass player (Bachman–Turner Overdrive and Brave Belt)
• 18th » Christine Charbonneau, Canadian singer-songwriter (d. 2014)
• 18th » Birthe Rønn Hornbech, Danish police officer and politician
• 19th » Robin Holloway, English composer and academic
• 19th » Takis Ikonomopoulos, Greek footballer and coach
• 19th » L. E. Modesitt, Jr., American author and poet
• 20th » Dunja Vejzović, Croatian soprano
• 21st » Tariq Ali, Pakistani historian and author
• 22nd » Allen Coage, American-Canadian wrestler and coach (d. 2007)
• 22nd » Jan de Bont, Dutch director, producer, and cinematographer
• 22nd » Catherine Deneuve, French actress and singer
• 22nd » Seif Sharif Hamad, Zanzibari politician, 2nd Chief Minister of Zanzibar
• 22nd » Robert Long (singer) or Robert Long, Dutch singer-songwriter and actor (d. 2006)
• 23rd » Alida Chelli, Italian actress and singer (d. 2012)
• 24th » Bill Dundee, Scottish-American wrestler
• 24th » Corky Siegel, American singer-songwriter and pianist (Siegel–Schwall Band)
• 27th » Carmen Argenziano, American actor and producer
• 27th » Jerry Rook, American basketball player and coach
• 28th » Cornelia Froboess, German actress and singer
• 28th » Charo López, Spanish actress
• 28th » Jimmy McRae, Scottish race car driver
• 29th » Don Simpson, American actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 1996)
• 30th » Joanna Shimkus, Canadian actress
• 31st » Elliott Forbes-Robinson, American race car driver
• 31st » Paul Frampton, English-American physicist and academic
• 31st » Aristotelis Pavlidis, Greek politician
• 31st » Brian Piccolo, American football player (d. 1970)

Famous Deaths for October 1943

• 4th » Irena Iłłakowicz, German-Polish lieutenant (b. 1906)
• 5th » Leon Roppolo, American clarinet player (New Orleans Rhythm Kings) (b. 1902)
• 7th » Eugeniusz Bodo, Polish actor, director, and screenwriter (b. 1899)
• 7th » Radclyffe Hall, English author and poet (b. 1880)
• 7th » Archibald Warden, English tennis player (b. 1869)
• 9th » Pieter Zeeman, Dutch physicist, Nobel Prize in Physics or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1865)
• 19th » Camille Claudel, French sculptor and illustrator (b. 1864)
• 23rd » Wakashima Gonshirō, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 21st Yokozuna (sumo) known as Yokozuna (b. 1876)
• 24th » Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (b. 1912)
• 26th » Aurel Stein, Hungarian-English archaeologist (b. 1862)

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