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Born on Saturday January 2, 1943
- Linda Lee Gerrez, Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten († 2016)
- Dennis Phillip Aalfs, Akron (Plymouth County) (Iowa) († 2018)
- Jan Meeues, Weesp, NH, The Netherlands († 2013)
- NN De Jong, Rotterdam,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
- Marjanneke van Bekum († 1945)
- Levenloos kind Doppenberg, Harderwijk († 1943)
- Diederik Gregorius Jacob FABIUS, Oostkapelle Zeeland Netherlands († 2015)
- Elizabeth Gerritje van Meeteren, Alphen aan den Rijn († 2018)
- Patricia Ann Cardwell [KB], Jefferson County, Kentucky († 2008)
- Frank(lin) Triezenberg († 1997)
Died on Saturday January 2, 1943
- Annie Marks (68), Baltimore, MD
- Annechien Arkema (64), Uitwierde
- Andrew Jackson Grimm (76), Sistersville, Tyler, West Virginia, Verenigde Staten
- Andrzej Kwasny (53), East Chicago, Lake, Indiana
- Antonius Ignatius Knaven (85), Silvolde, Gelderland, Nederland
- Adrianus Lambrechts (65), Roosendaal, Noord Brabant, Nederland
- Anna Willemina Kruize (62)
- Alberdina Mulder (87)
- "Henri" Marie Thérèse Albéric Helye Gaston Emé de Marcieu (85), Le Touvet, Isère, France
- Adolf Anthal Joseph Vrijheer van Gudenus (68), Seltenheim, Steiermark
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from January 2, 1943 at Delpher
Born on January 2
- 1940 » Jim Bakker, American televangelist
- 1940 » Saud bin Faisal bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Saudi Arabian economist and politician, Saudi Arabian Minister of Foreign Affairs († 2015)
- 1942 » Dennis Hastert, American educator and politician, 59th Speaker of the United States House of Representatives
- 1942 » Thomas Hammarberg, Swedish lawyer and diplomat
- 1943 » Janet Akyüz Mattei, Turkish-American astronomer († 2004)
- 1944 » Charlie Davis, Trinidadian cricketer
- 1944 » Norodom Ranariddh, Cambodian field marshal and politician, 1st Prime Minister of Cambodia
- 1944 » Péter Eötvös, Hungarian composer and conductor
- 1947 » Calvin Hill, American football player
- 1947 » David Shapiro, American poet, historian, and critic
Died on January 2
- 1924 » Sabine Baring-Gould, English author and scholar (b. 1834)
- 1939 » Roman Dmowski, Polish politician, Polish Minister of Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
- 1941 » Mischa Levitzki, Russian-American pianist and composer (b. 1898)
- 1946 » Joe Darling, Australian cricketer and politician (b. 1870)
- 1950 » James Dooley, Irish-Australian politician, 21st Premier of New South Wales (b. 1877)
- 1951 » William Campion, English colonel and politician, 21st Governor of Western Australia (b. 1870)
- 1953 » Guccio Gucci, Italian businessman and fashion designer, founder of Gucci (b. 1881)
- 1960 » Paul Sauvé, Canadian lawyer and politician, 17th Premier of Quebec (b. 1907)
- 1963 » Dick Powell, American actor, singer, and director (b. 1904)
- 1963 » Jack Carson, Canadian-American actor (b. 1910)
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.
- January 24 » World War II: Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill conclude a conference in Casablanca.
- February 23 » Greek Resistance: The United Panhellenic Organization of Youth is founded in Greece.
- March 19 » Frank Nitti, the Chicago Outfit Boss after Al Capone, commits suicide at the Chicago Central Railyard.
- April 16 » Albert Hofmann accidentally discovers the hallucinogenic effects of the research drug LSD. He intentionally takes the drug three days later on April 19.
- August 28 » 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.
- October 14 » World War II: The Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state of Japan, is inaugurated with José P. Laurel as its president.
Weather January 2, 1943
The temperature on January 2, 1943 was between 0.1 °C and 6.7 °C and averaged 3.3 °C. There was 4.2 mm of rain during 3.3 hours. There was 1.9 hours of sunshine (24%). The average windspeed was 5 Bft (very strong wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.