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Born on Saturday December 18, 1943
- NN Dekkers, Breda, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Nico Joannes Beekmans, Tilburg († 2014)
- Evert Cornelis Beijer, Brielle († 1944)
- Margaretha Cornelia Maria Steinmetz, Amsterdam († 2010)
- Geiske Bokkinga, Leeuwarderadeel, Friesland, Nederland († 2021)
- Dick Schoonekamp, Gramsbergen († 2013)
- Emiel Van Noten, Berlaar, Antwerpen, België († 2004)
- Margaretha Cornelia Maria Steinmetz, Amsterdam, Nederland († 2010)
- Jean-Marie Abel Pierre Lateur, Uccle (Bruxelles), Belgique († 2001)
- Alie Honders († 2023)
Died on Saturday December 18, 1943
- Anna Maria Schuurmans (63), Nijmegen
- Aaltje Roelofs Boxem (86), Neede, Gelderland, Nederland
- Anthonius Emanuel Weijler (70), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Anthonius Emanuel Weijler (70), Amsterdam
- Aalt Van De Pol (86), Barneveld, Gelderland, Nederland
- Antje Feenstra (51), Herwen en Aerdt, Nederland
- Albert Anne van der Hoek (41), Amsterdam
- Adriana van der Hoff (3), Gorinchem
- Albertus Hubertus WILLEMS (78), Horst, Horst aan de Maas, Limburg, Nederland
- Aalt van de Pol (86), Barneveld
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from December 18, 1943 at Delpher
Born on December 18
- 1941 » Joan Wallach Scott, American historian, author, and academic
- 1941 » Sam Andrew, American singer-songwriter and guitarist († 2015)
- 1941 » Wadada Leo Smith, American trumpet player and composer
- 1942 » Bobby Keyes, Australian rugby league player
- 1942 » Lenore Blum, American mathematician and academic
- 1943 » Alan Rudolph, American director and screenwriter
- 1943 » Bobby Keys, American saxophone player († 2014)
- 1943 » Keith Richards, English singer-songwriter, guitarist and producer
- 1944 » Crispian Steele-Perkins, English trumpet player and educator
- 1945 » Jean Pronovost, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Died on December 18
- 1919 » John Alcock, English captain and pilot (b. 1892)
- 1922 » Sir Carl Meyer, 1st Baronet, German-English banker and businessman (b. 1851)
- 1925 » Hamo Thornycroft, English sculptor and academic (b. 1850)
- 1932 » Eduard Bernstein, German theorist and politician (b. 1850)
- 1936 » Andrija Mohorovičić, Croatian meteorologist and seismologist (b. 1857)
- 1939 » Ernest Lawson, Canadian-American painter (b. 1873)
- 1961 » Leo Reisman, American violinist and bandleader (b. 1897)
- 1969 » Charles Dvorak, American pole vaulter and coach (b. 1878)
- 1971 » Bobby Jones, American golfer and lawyer (b. 1902)
- 1971 » Diana Lynn, American actress (b. 1926)
Names that were popular for boys in 1943
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Arie
- Robert
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Gerardus
- Jacob
- Antonius
Names that were popular for girls in 1943
- Maria
- Johanna
- Anna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Hendrika
- Catharina
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Margaretha
- Jacoba
- Geertruida
- Aaltje
- Helena
- Alida
Source: Wikipedia Historical events 1943
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from July 27, 1941 to February 23, 1945 the cabinet Gerbrandy II, with Prof. dr. P.S. Gerbrandy (ARP) as prime minister.
- The Netherlands had about 9.1 million citizens.
- April 19 » Albert Hofmann deliberately doses himself with LSD for the first time, three days after having discovered its effects on April 16.
- April 19 » World War II: In Poland, the Warsaw Ghetto Uprising begins, after German troops enter the Warsaw Ghetto to round up the remaining Jews.
- June 3 » In Los Angeles, California, white U.S. Navy sailors and Marines clash with Latino youths in the Zoot Suit Riots.
- July 4 » World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka.
- September 8 » World War II: The O.B.S. (German General Headquarters for the Mediterranean zone) is attacked in an air raid on Frascati.
- November 25 » World War II: Statehood of Bosnia and Herzegovina is re-established at the State Anti-fascist Council for the National Liberation of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Weather December 18, 1943
The temperature on December 18, 1943 was between -2.7 °C and 6.2 °C and averaged 2.1 °C. There was 1.1 mm of rain during 1.1 hours. The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the south.