1943 in the United States

USA-related events during the year of 1943

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Events from the year 1943 in the United States.

Incumbents

Federal government

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Governors

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Events

January

February

February 19–25: Battle of Kasserine Pass

March

April

April 13: Jefferson Memorial dedicated

May

May 17: The Memphis Belle completes its 25th mission

June

  • June 3–10 The Zoot Suit Riots; The notorious riots lasted 10 days and carry the name of the targeted victims — young people dressed in wide trousers pegged at the ankle and long coats — but the violent rampage was led by sailors, soldiers and Marines.
  • June 6 – The first game of the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League is played, a precursor of professional women's sports in the U.S.
  • June 15–17 – Beaumont race riot of 1943 in Texas.
  • June 20–22 – 1943 Detroit race riot.
  • June 22 – The U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division lands in North Africa, prior to training at Arzew, French Algeria.

July

August

August 16: The USS Intrepid is commissioned

September

October

November

November 22: Cairo Conference
November 28: Tehran Conference

December

Ongoing

Births

January

Janis Joplin
Sharon Tate

February

Blythe Danner
Joe Pesci

March

Bobby Fischer
George Benson
Christopher Walken

April

Harley Race
Gary Wright

May

Dan Coats
Gary Burghoff

June

Newt Gingrich
Florence Ballard

July

Kurtwood Smith
Geraldo Rivera
Arthur Ashe

August

Robert De Niro

September

Jerry Bruckheimer

October

Chevy Chase
Penny Marshall

November

Wallace Shawn
Randy Newman

December

Jim Morrison
John Kerry
John Denver

Deaths

See also

References

  1. ^ "UPI Almanac for Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2019". United Press International. January 1, 2019. Archived from the original on September 2, 2019. Retrieved September 2, 2019. businessman Ron Perelman in 1943 (age 76)
  2. ^ Elizabeth A. Brennan; Elizabeth C. Clarage (1999). Who's who of Pulitzer Prize Winners. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 323. ISBN 978-1-57356-111-2.
  3. ^ Sharon Davis (1997). The Sixties. Mainstream. p. 184. ISBN 978-1-85158-836-7.
  4. ^ Steve Hochman (1999). Popular Musicians. Salem Press. p. 263. ISBN 978-0-89356-987-7.
  5. ^ Mayorquin, Orlando (October 27, 2023). "Richard Moll, Towering Bailiff on 'Night Court,' Dies at 80". The New York Times. Retrieved October 27, 2023.
  6. ^ "Former NM Chief Justice Charles Daniels dies". Albuquerque Journal. 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  7. ^ William Grant Laskey
  8. ^ Colin Larkin, ed. (1992). The Guinness Encyclopedia of Popular Music (First ed.). Guinness Publishing. p. 1561. ISBN 0-85112-939-0.
  9. ^ Yardley, William (December 2, 2014). "Kent Haruf, Acclaimed Novelist of Small-Town Life, Is Dead at 71". The New York Times. Retrieved 2017-04-09.
  10. ^ Memorial service announced for former legislator Raymond Jordan
  11. ^ Billie Moore, trailblazing Hall-of-Fame U.S. Olympics and UCLA coach, dies at 79
  12. ^ James Kallstrom, FBI agent who investigated TWA Flight 800 explosion, dies at 78
  13. ^ Jim Mueller, former Cleveland sportscaster and radio voice of the Browns, dies at 79
  14. ^ Former Charlotte Hornets coach Gene Littles dies at 78
  15. ^ Former Red Sox, Blue Jays and Astros manager Jimy Williams dies at 80
  16. ^ Judge John Lawrence Carroll
  17. ^ Obituary: Dr. Susan Shaw
  18. ^ Bev Scalze, former state lawmaker and Little Canada city council member, dies at 77
  19. ^ Longtime WA state Sen. John McCoy, champion of Indigenous rights, dies
  20. ^ Alice May Douglas (1865–1943).

External links

  • Media related to 1943 in the United States at Wikimedia Commons
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