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What Happened In December 1943 In History

Historical Events for December, 1943

  • 2nd » World War II: A Air Raid on Bari Luftwaffe bombing raid on the harbour of Bari, Italy, sinks numerous cargo and transport ships, including the American SS John Harvey SS 'John Harvey', which is carrying a stockpile of World War I-era Sulfur mustard mustar
  • 4th » World War II: In Kingdom of Yugoslavia named Yugoslavia, resistance leader Marshal Josip Broz Tito proclaims a provisional democratic Yugoslav government in-exile.
  • 4th » World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt closes down the Works Progress Administration, because of the high levels of wartime employment in the United States.
  • 13th » World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
  • 15th » World War II: The Battle of Arawe begins during the New Britain Campaign.
  • 17th » All Chinese are again permitted to become citizens of the United States with the repealing of the Chinese Exclusion Act known as Act of 1882 and the introduction of the Magnuson Act.
  • 24th » World War II: United States called U.S. General Dwight D. Eisenhower is named Supreme Allied Commander for the Normandy Invasion.
  • 28th » World War II: After eight days of brutal urban warfare called house-to-house fighting, the Battle of Ortona concludes with the victory of the 1st Canadian Infantry Division over the 1st Parachute Division (Germany) e.g German 1st Parachute Division and th
  • 30th » Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1943

  • 1st » Kenny Moore, American runner and journalist
  • 2nd » Wayne Allard, American veterinarian and politician
  • 3rd » J. Philippe Rushton, English-Canadian psychologist and academic (d. 2012)
  • 5th » Eva Joly, Norwegian-French judge and politician
  • 6th » Mike Smith (Dave Clark Five) known as Mike Smith, English singer-songwriter, keyboard player, and producer (The Dave Clark Five) (d. 2008)
  • 7th » Susan Isaacs, American author and screenwriter
  • 7th » Nick Katz, American mathematician and academic
  • 7th » Göran Lennmarker, Swedish politician
  • 7th » Bernard C. Parks, American police officer and politician
  • 7th » John Bennett Ramsey, American father of Murder of JonBenét Ramsey called JonBenét Ramsey
  • 8th » Slick (wrestling) called Slick, American wrestler and manager
  • 8th » Jim Morrison, American singer-songwriter and poet (The Doors and Rick & the Ravens) (d. 1971)
  • 8th » Bodo Tümmler, German runner
  • 8th » Mary Woronov, American actress, director, and screenwriter
  • 8th » Larry Martin, American paleontologist and ornithologist (d. 2013)
  • 8th » James Tate (writer) known as James Tate, American poet and academic
  • 9th » Pit Martin, Canadian ice hockey player (d. 2008)
  • 9th » Joanna Trollope, English author, playwright, and director
  • 11th » John Kerry, American lieutenant, lawyer, and politician, 68th United States Secretary of State
  • 11th » Betty Kershaw, English nurse and academic
  • 12th » Vassilis Alexakis, Greek-French author
  • 12th » Dickey Betts, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (The Allman Brothers Band)
  • 12th » Phyllis Somerville, American actress-singer
  • 12th » Grover Washington, Jr., American singer-songwriter, saxophonist, and producer (d. 1999)
  • 13th » Ferguson Jenkins, Canadian baseball and basketball player
  • 14th » Tommy McAvoy, Scottish politician
  • 14th » Emmett Tyrrell, American journalist, author, and publisher, founded 'The American Spectator'
  • 15th » Lucien den Arend, Dutch sculptor
  • 16th » Steven Bochco, American screenwriter and producer
  • 17th » Mary Brunner, American criminal
  • 17th » Ron Geesin, Scottish pianist and composer
  • 18th » Bobby Keys, American saxophone player (The Rolling Stones)
  • 18th » Keith Richards, English singer-songwriter, guitarist, producer, and actor (The Rolling Stones, The Dirty Mac, and The New Barbarians (band) called The New Barbarians)
  • 18th » Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter
  • 19th » Ross M. Lence, American political scientist and academic (d. 2006)
  • 19th » James L. Jones, American general and politician, 22nd National Security Advisor (United States) called United States National Security Advisor
  • 19th » Sam Kelly, English actor (d. 2014)
  • 21st » André Arthur, Canadian journalist and politician
  • 21st » Jack Nance, American actor (d. 1996)
  • 21st » Wafic Saïd, Syrian-Saudi Arabian businessman
  • 21st » Walter Spanghero, French rugby player
  • 22nd » Stefan Janos (physicist) named Stefan Janos, Slovak-Swiss physicist and academic
  • 22nd » Paul Wolfowitz, American banker and politician, 25th United States Deputy Secretary of Defense
  • 23rd » Ron Allen (baseball) e.g Ron Allen, American baseball player
  • 23rd » Mikhail Leonidovich Gromov, Russian-French mathematician and academic
  • 23rd » Elizabeth Hartman, American actress (d. 1987)
  • 23rd » Harry Shearer, American actor, singer, producer, and screenwriter
  • 23rd » Queen Silvia of Sweden
  • 24th » Tarja Halonen, Finnish lawyer and politician, 11th President of Finland
  • 24th » Suzy Menkes, English journalist and critic
  • 25th » Wilson Fittipaldi Júnior, Brazilian race car driver
  • 25th » Hanna Schygulla, German actress and singer
  • 27th » Cokie Roberts, American journalist and author
  • 27th » Joan Manuel Serrat, Spanish singer-songwriter and guitarist
  • 27th » Peter Sinfield, English songwriter and producer
  • 27th » Roy White, American baseball player and coach
  • 28th » Juan Luis Cipriani Thorne, Peruvian cardinal
  • 28th » Keith Floyd, English chef and author (d. 2009)
  • 28th » David Peterson, Canadian lawyer and politician, 20th Premier of Ontario
  • 28th » Joan Ruddock, Welsh politician
  • 28th » Richard Whiteley, English journalist and game show host (d. 2005)
  • 29th » Bill Aucoin, American talent manager (d. 2010)
  • 29th » Molly Bang, American author and illustrator
  • 30th » Gösta Winbergh, Swedish tenor (d. 2002)
  • 31st » John Denver, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (The John Denver Band and Chad Mitchell Trio) (d. 1997)
  • 31st » Ben Kingsley, English actor
  • 31st » Mavis Maclean, British legal scholar
  • 31st » Pete Quaife, English bass player (The Kinks) (d. 2010)

Famous Deaths for December 1943

  • 1st » Damrong Rajanubhab, Thai historian and educator (b. 1862)
  • 2nd » Nordahl Grieg, Norwegian journalist and author (b. 1902)
  • 9th » Georges Dufrénoy, French painter (b. 1870)
  • 14th » John Harvey Kellogg, American physician and businessman, co-invented corn flakes (b. 1852)
  • 15th » Fats Waller, American singer-songwriter and pianist (b. 1904)
  • 22nd » Beatrix Potter, English author and illustrator (b. 1866)
  • 27th » Ants Kurvits, Estonian general and politician, 10th Estonian Minister of War (b. 1887)
  • 28th » Steve Evans (baseball) named Steve Evans, American baseball player (b. 1885)

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