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Born on Thursday October 21, 1943
- John Henry Hughes Jr, East Baton Rouge, Louisiana († 2008)
- Franciscus Johannes Jacobus Jozef Scheenaard, Velsen († 2010)
- Arend Jan Schuurman († 1946)
- Kind VAN Oudheusden, Numansdorp († 1943)
- Leen Abraham Suurmond († 1991)
- Arnold Mathieu Antoine Lormans, Bilzen († 1996)
- Elizabeth Moerman, Rozenburg († 2005)
- beverly jane elisabeth mitchell, goderich ontario canada
- Johannes Andreas Everhardus Aloysius Maria Schelfhout, Kortenhoef († 1988)
- Albert Kornelius te Velde, Brooten Stearns County, Minnesota († 2000)
Died on Thursday October 21, 1943
- Arend Bijl (27), Hoogeveen
- Ada Sutcliffe (65), Harrogate, Yorkshire, England
- Adriaan Maas (73), Bladel en Netersel
- Bauke van der Meer (75), Amsterdam
- Bauke van der Meer (75), Amsterdam
- Bauke Ages van der Meer (75), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Albert Looms (76), almelo (overijssel)
- Belia Helena Bekker (64), Schiedam
- Catharina Everharda Hermina Christina Hulshof (54), Voorst / Twello
- Berta Catharina voor de Poort (38), Zwolle
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 21, 1943 at Delpher
Born on October 21
- 1942 » Allan Grice, Australian race car driver and politician
- 1942 » Christopher A. Sims, American economist and statistician, Nobel Prize laureate
- 1942 » Elvin Bishop, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 1942 » John Stevens, Baron Stevens of Kirkwhelpington, English police officer and academic
- 1942 » Judy Sheindlin, American judge and television host
- 1942 » Lou Lamoriello, American ice hockey player, coach, and manager
- 1943 » Ron Elliott, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and composer
- 1943 » Tariq Ali, Pakistani historian and author
- 1944 » Mandy Rice-Davies, English model and actress († 2014)
- 1944 » Michael Tugendhat, English lawyer and judge
Died on October 21
- 1931 » Arthur Schnitzler, Austrian author and playwright (b. 1862)
- 1938 » Dorothy Hale, American actress (b. 1905)
- 1940 » William G. Conley, American journalist, lawyer, and politician, 18th Governor of West Virginia (b. 1866)
- 1941 » Alexander Greenlaw Hamilton, Australian biologist (b. 1852)
- 1944 » Alois Kayser, German-French missionary (b. 1877)
- 1952 » Hans Merensky, South African geologist and philanthropist (b. 1871)
- 1963 » Józef Franczak, Polish sergeant (b. 1918)
- 1965 » Bill Black, American bass player and bandleader (b. 1926)
- 1969 » Jack Kerouac, American novelist and poet (b. 1922)
- 1969 » Wacław Sierpiński, Polish mathematician and academic (b. 1882)
Names that were popular for boys in 1943
- Johannes
- Jan
- Maria
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerardus
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Antonius
- Adrianus
- Pieter
- Wilhelmus
- Gerrit
- Franciscus
- Robert
Names that were popular for girls in 1943
- Maria
- Johanna
- Cornelia
- Elisabeth
- Wilhelmina
- Anna
- Catharina
- Hendrika
- Adriana
- Petronella
- Jacoba
- Margaretha
- Marie
- Geertruida
- Helena
- Antonia
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 15 » World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
- March 15 » World War II: Third Battle of Kharkov: The Germans retake the city of Kharkov from the Soviet armies in bitter street fighting.
- June 1 » BOAC Flight 777 is shot down over the Bay of Biscay by German Junkers Ju 88s, killing British actor Leslie Howard and leading to speculation that it was actually an attempt to kill British Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
- September 11 » World War II: German troops occupy Corsica and Kosovo-Metohija ending the Italian occupation of Corsica.
- October 17 » The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
- November 23 » World War II: Tarawa and Makin atolls fall to American forces.
The weather on Thursday October 21, 1943
The temperature on October 21, 1943 was between 9.4 °C and 15.9 °C and averaged 12.4 °C. There was 9.3 mm of rain during 2.9 hours. There was 3.0 hours of sunshine (29%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI