1943 events

World War II: Bombing of the Vatican. Date: November 5, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 5 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: The 3rd Marine Division, United States Marines, landing on Bougainville in the Solomon Islands, secures a beachhead, leading that night to a naval clash at the Battle of Empress Augusta Bay. Date: November 1, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 1 📅 Events on this day in…

World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft. Date: October 31, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 31 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

World War II: In the second firestorm raid on Germany, the British Royal Air Force conducts an air raid on the town of Kassel, killing 10,000 and rendering 150,000 homeless. Date: October 22, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 22 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This…

World War II: The Provisional Government of Free India is formally established in Japanese-occupied Singapore. Date: October 21, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 21 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

Streptomycin, the first antibiotic remedy for tuberculosis, is isolated by researchers at Rutgers University. Date: October 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

The cargo vessel Sinfra is attacked by Allied aircraft at Crete and sunk. Two thousand and ninety-eight Italian prisoners of war drown with it. Date: October 19, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 19 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

Nazi Holocaust in Poland: Sobibór extermination camp is closed. Date: October 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)

The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed. Date: October 17, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 17 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today)