What Happened In January 1943 In History

Historical Events for January, 1943

• 11th » World War II: The United States and United Kingdom give up territorial rights in China.
• 11th » Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City.
• 14th » World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
• 14th » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill begin the Casablanca Conference to discuss strategy and study the next phase of the war.
• 14th » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes the first President of the United States to travel by airplane while in office when he travels from Miami to Morocco to meet with Winston Churchill.
• 15th » World War II: The Battle of Voronezh (1943) called Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
• 17th » World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis (Y-2) called Greek submarine Papanikolis captures the 200-ton sailing vessel 'Agios Stefanos' and mans her with part of her crew.
• 23rd » World War II: Australian and American forces finally defeat the Japanese people called Japanese army in Territory of Papua or Papua.
• 23rd » Duke Ellington plays at Carnegie Hall in New York City for the first time.
• 23rd » World War II: The Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse on Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal campaign ends.
• 24th » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a Casablanca Conference called conference in Casablanca.
• 27th » World War II: The VIII Bomber Command dispatched ninety-one B-17s and B-24s to attack the U-Boat construction yards at Wilhelmshaven, Germany. This was the first American bombing attack on Germany of the war.
• 29th » The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, USS Chicago (CA-29) named U.S. cruiser 'Chicago' is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
• 30th » World War II: Second day of the Battle of Rennell Island. The USS Chicago CA-29 6 is sunk and a U.S. destroyer is heavily damaged by Japanese torpedoes.

Famous Birthdays on January in 1943

• 1st » Bud Hollowell, American baseball player and manager (d. 2014)
• 1st » Tony Knowles (politician) e.g Tony Knowles, American politician, 7th Governor of Alaska
• 1st » Raghunath Anant Mashelkar, Indian scientist
• 1st » Don Novello, American actor
• 1st » Ronald Perelman, American businessman, founded MacAndrews & Forbes
• 1st » Vladimir Šeks, Croatian politician
• 2nd » Barış Manço, Turkish singer-songwriter and producer (d. 1999)
• 3rd » Jarl Alfredius, Swedish journalist (d. 2009)
• 4th » Doris Kearns Goodwin, American historian and author
• 4th » Hwang Sok-yong, South Korean author
• 4th » Priit Vesilind, Estonian-American writer and photojournalist
• 5th » Mary Gaudron, Australian lawyer and judge
• 6th » Hak Ja Han, South Korean wife of Sun Myung Moon
• 6th » Terry Venables, English footballer and manager
• 7th » Richard Armstrong (conductor) called Richard Armstrong, English conductor
• 7th » Sadako Sasaki, Japanese victim of the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki (d. 1955)
• 8th » Charles Murray (author) named Charles Murray, American political scientist and author
• 9th » Robert Drewe, Australian author
• 9th » Elmer MacFadyen, Canadian politician (d. 2007)
• 9th » Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer
• 9th » Scott Walker (singer) or Scott Walker, American singer-songwriter, bass player, and producer (The Walker Brothers)
• 10th » Jim Croce, American singer-songwriter (d. 1973)
• 10th » Jantzen Derrick, English footballer
• 10th » Kristiina Elstelä, Finnish actress
• 11th » Henry Cecil, Scottish-English horse trainer (d. 2013)
• 11th » Jill Churchill, American author
• 11th » Jim Hightower, American journalist and politician
• 13th » William Duckworth (composer) called William Duckworth, American composer and author (d. 2012)
• 13th » Richard Moll, American actor
• 14th » Angelo Bagnasco, Italian cardinal
• 14th » Mariss Jansons, Latvian conductor
• 14th » Shannon Lucid, American biochemist and astronaut
• 14th » José Luis Rodríguez (singer) called José Luis Rodríguez, Venezuelan singer and actor
• 14th » Holland Taylor, American actress
• 15th » Margaret Beckett, English politician
• 15th » Stuart E. Eizenstat, American lawyer and diplomat
• 15th » Mike Marshall (pitcher) called Mike Marshall, American baseball player
• 16th » Gavin Bryars, English bassist and composer
• 16th » Brian Ferneyhough, English-American composer
• 17th » Geoffrey Deuel, American actor
• 17th » Chris Montez, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 17th » René Préval, Haitian politician, 52nd President of Haiti
• 19th » Petchara Chaowarat, Thai actress
• 19th » Larry Clark, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 19th » Janis Joplin, American singer-songwriter (Big Brother and the Holding Company) (d. 1970)
• 19th » Princess Margriet of the Netherlands
• 20th » Rick Evans, American singer and guitarist (Zager and Evans)
• 20th » Jessica Rawson, English historian and academic
• 21st » Rosemary Butler (politician) e.g Rosemary Butler, English-Welsh politician
• 21st » Dimitris Poulikakos, Greek singer-songwriter and actor
• 22nd » Marília Pêra, Brazilian actress
• 22nd » Michael Spicer, Baron Spicer, English politician
• 23rd » Gary Burton, American vibraphone player
• 23rd » Gil Gerard, American actor
• 24th » Subhash Ghai, Indian director, producer, and screenwriter
• 24th » Peter Struck, German politician (d. 2012)
• 24th » Sharon Tate, American actress (d. 1969)
• 24th » Tony Trimmer, English race car driver
• 25th » Roy Black (singer) e.g Roy Black, German singer and actor (d. 1991)
• 25th » Tobe Hooper, American director, producer, and screenwriter
• 26th » César Gutiérrez, Venezuelan baseball player (d. 2005)
• 26th » Jean Knight, American singer
• 26th » Jack Warner (football executive) called Jack Warner, Trinidadian businessman and politician
• 27th » Julia Cumberlege, Baroness Cumberlege, English businesswoman and politician
• 28th » John Beck (actor) known as John Beck, American actor
• 28th » Paul Henderson, Canadian ice hockey player
• 28th » Dick Taylor, English bass player, songwriter, and producer (The Rolling Stones, The Pretty Things, and The Mekons)
• 29th » Tony Blackburn, English radio host
• 29th » Désiré Letort, French cyclist (d. 2012)
• 30th » Davey Johnson, American baseball player and manager

Famous Deaths for January 1943

• 3rd » André Fauquet-Lemaître, French polo player (b. 1862)
• 3rd » Walter James, Australian politician, 5th Premier of Western Australia (b. 1863)
• 5th » George Washington Carver, American botanist, educator, and inventor (b. 1864)
• 7th » Nikola Tesla, Serbian-American physicist and engineer (b. 1856)
• 8th » Richard Hillary, Australian pilot and author (b. 1919)
• 8th » Andres Larka, Estonian general and politician, 1st Minister of Defence (Estonia) e.g Estonian Minister of War (b. 1879)
• 12th » Jan Campert, Dutch journalist and critic (b. 1902)
• 13th » Sophie Taeuber-Arp, Swiss painter and sculptor (b. 1889)
• 14th » Laura E. Richards, American author (b. 1850)
• 23rd » Alexander Woollcott, American actor and journalist (b. 1887)
• 24th » John Burns, English union leader and politician (b. 1858)
• 26th » Harry H. Laughlin, American eugenicist (b. 1880)
• 26th » Nikolai Vavilov, Russian botanist (b. 1887)

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