Date: March 27, 1943
Wehrmacht officer Rudolf von Gersdorff plots to assassinate Adolf Hitler by using a suicide bomb, but the plan falls through; von Gersdorff is able to defuse the bomb in time and avoid suspicion. Date: March 21, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 21 📅 Events on this day in 1943…
Subhas Chandra Bose raises the flag of Indian independence at Port Blair. Date: December 30, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 30 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II Tunisia Campaign: Fifth Panzer Army Counterattack, February 14, 1943Ioannis Rallis…
The SS Dorchester is sunk by a German U-boat. Only 230 of 902 men aboard survive. Date: February 3, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 3 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Easter Riots Break Out in Uppsala, Sweden – April 26,…
Denmark in World War II: German authorities demand that Danish authorities crack down on acts of resistance. The next day, martial law is imposed on Denmark. Date: August 28, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 28 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19. Date: April 16, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 16 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943Second Philippine…
The Pentagon is dedicated in Arlington County, Virginia. Date: January 15, 1943 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 15 📅 Events on this day in 1943 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1943World War II: Allies Defeat Japanese at Buna-Gona, January 22, 1943German Tenth Army Fails to Contain Salerno…