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Born on Thursday February 18, 1943
- Anneke van der Linden, Kaatsheuvel, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2007)
- Fetze Tjeerd Pieter Dirk de Haan, Utrecht († 2014)
- Hendrik J den Butter, Abbenes († 2006)
- Guillaumina Christina Buckinx, Vliermaal, België († 1969)
- Marius Booij, Bedum, Groningen, Nederland († 2006)
- Antoon Wijnen, Melderslo, Li.NL († 1973)
- Maria Petronella Cecilia van Tienen, Bergen op Zoom, Noord-Brabant, Nederland
- Engeltje Schonewille, Hardenberg († 1999)
- John Wayne Neely, Vancouver, Clark County, Washington, United States († 1980)
- Louis Brandon, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
Died on Thursday February 18, 1943
- Anna Quirina Hoogenboom (32), Leiden
- Augustinus Staes (76), Vorselaar, Belgium
- Bernhard Lakeberg (28), Lippstadt
- Albert Preston Estes (88), Coleman, Texas
- Carlos Gaston Arickx (4), Wontergem
- Anne Datus van Steenbergen (56), Nice (Frankrijk: Côte d'Azur)
- Anna van der Lans (74), Naaldwijk
- Jantje Knippers (73), Midwolda
- Aaldert Nannes Popma (79), ,, Kortezwaag, Opsterland, Friesland, Netherlands
- Berend Brugge (85), Hellendoorn
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 18, 1943 at Delpher
Born on February 18
- 1939 » Bobby Hart, American singer-songwriter
- 1939 » Claude Ake, Nigerian political scientist and academic († 1996)
- 1940 » Fabrizio De André, Italian singer-songwriter and guitarist († 1999)
- 1940 » Prue Leith, English restaurateur and journalist
- 1941 » Herman Santiago, Puerto Rican-American singer-songwriter
- 1941 » Irma Thomas, American singer
- 1943 » Graeme Garden, Scottish comedian, actor, and author
- 1944 » Pat Bowlen, American businessman († 2019)
- 1945 » Judy Rankin, American golfer and sportscaster
- 1946 » Michael Buerk, English journalist
Died on February 18
- 1931 » Louis Wolheim, American actor and screenwriter (b. 1880)
- 1931 » Milan Šufflay, Croatian historian, author, and politician (b. 1879)
- 1933 » James J. Corbett, American boxer and actor (b. 1866)
- 1938 » David King Udall, American missionary and politician (b. 1851)
- 1942 » Albert Payson Terhune, American journalist and author (b. 1872)
- 1945 » Ivan Chernyakhovsky, Russian general (b. 1906)
- 1956 » Gustave Charpentier, French composer (b. 1860)
- 1957 » Dedan Kimathi, Kenyan rebel leader (b. 1920)
- 1957 » Henry Norris Russell, American astronomer, astrophysicist, and academic (b. 1877)
- 1960 » Gertrude Vanderbilt, American stage actress (b. c. 1885)
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.
- February 20 » American movie studio executives agree to allow the Office of War Information to censor movies.
- April 19 » Albert Hofmann deliberately doses himself with LSD for the first time, three days after having discovered its effects on April 16.
- April 26 » The Easter Riots break out in Uppsala, Sweden.
- August 17 » World War II: The U.S. Seventh Army under General George S. Patton arrives in Messina, Italy, followed several hours later by the British 8th Army under Field Marshal Bernard Montgomery, thus completing the Allied conquest of Sicily.
- November 29 » World War II: The second session of the Anti-Fascist Council for the National Liberation of Yugoslavia (AVNOJ), held to determine the post-war ordering of the country, concludes in Jajce (present-day Bosnia and Herzegovina).
- December 28 » Soviet authorities launch Operation Ulussy, beginning the deportation of the Kalmyk nation to Siberia and Central Asia.
Weather February 18, 1943
The temperature on February 18, 1943 was between -0.8 °C and 8.8 °C and averaged 4.6 °C. There was 0.2 mm of rain during 0.3 hours. The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the west-southwest.