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Born on Sunday October 24, 1943
- Kuijsten, Waspik, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Helder, Groningen
- Carole Ruth Mohr, Grand Rapids (Kent County) (Michigan) († 1943)
- George H. Becht, Bergen op Zoom († 1989)
- Cornelia (Corry) Beers, Wieringen († 2011)
- Alida Cornelia van SCHElt, Dordrecht, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Herman Horsman († 2017)
- Bernard James MOLENHOUSE († 2005)
- Douglas Lee Wiarda, Edgerton, Pipestone County, Minnesota († 2023)
- Niehof, Klaaswaal, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
Died on Sunday October 24, 1943
- Berendje Pieters Hamstra (15), Appelscha, Ooststellingwerf, Friesland, Nederland
- Bartha Schuuring (77), Warnsveld
- Aaltje van Dekken (48), Amsterdam
- Bouchina Lesterhuis (57), Den Haag,, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Bouwe Zwartveld (89), Rotterdam, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands
- Anna Maria Biggelaar den (74), Breda
- Abraham VERBURG (80), Kortgene, Zeeland, Nederland
- Albert Friedrich PESCH (68), Rotterdam
- Antonius Reiter (35), Michailowka/Ostfront
- Antonia Maria Smits (49), Rotterdam
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from October 24, 1943 at Delpher
Born on October 24
- 1941 » William H. Dobelle, American medical researcher († 2004)
- 1942 » Fernando Vallejo, Colombian biologist and author
- 1942 » Frank Delaney, Irish journalist and author
- 1942 » Maggie Blye, American actress († 2016)
- 1942 » Rafael Cordero Santiago, Puerto Rican politician, 132nd Mayor of Ponce († 2004)
- 1942 » Stephen R. Bloom, English physician and academic
- 1943 » Bill Dundee, Scottish-American wrestler and manager
- 1943 » Phil Hawthorne, Australian rugby player and coach († 1994)
- 1944 » Bettye Swann, American singer-songwriter
- 1944 » Viktor Prokopenko, Ukrainian footballer and manager († 2007)
Died on October 24
- 1935 » Dutch Schultz, American mob boss (b. 1902)
- 1937 » Nils Wahlbom, Swedish actor (b. 1886)
- 1938 » Ernst Barlach, German sculptor and playwright (b. 1870)
- 1943 » Hector de Saint-Denys Garneau, Canadian poet and painter (b. 1912)
- 1944 » Louis Renault, French engineer and businessman, co-founded the Renault Company (b. 1877)
- 1945 » Vidkun Quisling, Norwegian soldier and politician, Minister President of Norway (b. 1887)
- 1948 » Franz Lehár, Austrian-Hungarian composer (b. 1870)
- 1948 » Frederic L. Paxson, American historian and author (b. 1877)
- 1949 » Yaroslav Halan, Ukrainian playwright and publicist (b. 1902)
- 1958 » G. E. Moore, English philosopher and academic (b. 1873)
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.
- March 4 » World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, begins. It ends on 6 March with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion and the liberation of the town of Grevena.
- March 4 » World War II: The Battle of the Bismarck Sea in the south-west Pacific comes to an end.
- April 18 » World War II: Operation Vengeance, Admiral Isoroku Yamamoto is killed when his aircraft is shot down by U.S. fighters over Bougainville Island.
- 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.
- July 22 » World War II: Axis occupation forces violently disperse a massive protest in Athens, killing 22.
- October 17 » The Burma Railway (Burma–Thailand Railway) is completed.
The weather on Sunday October 24, 1943
The temperature on October 24, 1943 was between 7.0 °C and 13.1 °C and averaged 10.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI