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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in January 1943.
The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.

But much more happened on January 1943: find out below

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Historical Events

Which were the important events of January 1943?

Events

  • 01 Jan 1943 Count Claus von Stauffenberg promoted to Lieutenant Colonel
  • 03 Jan 1943 1st missing persons telecast
  • 04 Jan 1943 Thomas Mann completes his tetralogy, Joseph & His Brothers
  • 05 Jan 1943 Teams agrees to start season later due to WWII
  • 09 Jan 1943 Japanese government in Java limits sale and use of motorcars.
  • 10 Jan 1943 Russian offensive against German 6th / 4th Armies near Stalingrad
  • 11 Jan 1943 US and Britain relinquish extraterritorial rights in China.
  • 12 Jan 1943 Frankfurters replaced by Victory Sausages (mix of meat & soy meal)
  • 13 Jan 1943 British Premier Winston Churchill arrives in Casablanca
  • 14 Jan 1943 FDR andWinston Churchill confer in Casablanca concerning WWII
  • 15 Jan 1943 World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
  • 16 Jan 1943 First US air raid on Ambon.
  • 17 Jan 1943 Tin Can Drive Day
  • 18 Jan 1943 US rations bread and metal
  • 19 Jan 1943 Joint Chiefs of Staff decide on invasion in Sicily
  • 20 Jan 1943 Temperature in Lead, South Dakota is 52 degrees F, while 1.5 miles away Deadwood, South Dakota records -16 degrees F.
  • 21 Jan 1943 Vice-admiral Cunningham appointed British Admiral of the Fleet
  • 22 Jan 1943 66.3 cm precipitation at Hoegees Camp, California (state record)
  • 23 Jan 1943 66.34 cm (26.12), Hoegees Camp, California (state record)
  • 24 Jan 1943 Jewish patients / nurses / doctors incinerated at Auschwitz-Birkenau
  • 27 Jan 1943 1st US air attack on Germany (Wilhelmshafen)
  • 28 Jan 1943 Forward Doug Bentley sets NHL record with five points in a game.
  • 29 Jan 1943 The first day of the Battle of Rennell Island, U.S. cruiser Chicago is torpedoed and heavily damaged by Japanese bombers.
  • 30 Jan 1943 German under officers shot down in Haarlem Neth
  • 31 Jan 1943 39 U-boats sunk this month
  • 14 Jan 1943 World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal Campaign.

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