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Born on Sunday February 21, 1943
- Adriana Antoinette Godelieve Maria Bazelmans, Veldhoven († 2004)
- Hendrik Enter, Zeist, Utrecht, Nederland († 2000)
- Arend Hartman, Amsterdam († 2008)
- Clazina Johanna KOOLLOOS, Nieuwe Wetering, Alkemade, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 2019)
- Abraham Moritz Benjamins, Westerbork († 1944)
- Betsy Engels, Swolgen, Limburg, Nederland († 2014)
- Arend Hartman, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands († 2008)
- Jaap Kes, Edam / Volendam († 1998)
- Bernardina Francisca Dorothea (Erna) Vervoort († 2003)
- Adriana Susanna Maria van Lijf, Eindhoven († 2016)
Died on Sunday February 21, 1943
- Anna Maria Tekla - Tekla Sanders (83), Westerwolde, Groningen, Nederland
- Anna Margaretha Sentis (25), Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Abraham Beers (48), Den Helder
- Aleida Geertruida Barmentloo (0), Apeldoorn, Gelderland, Nederland
- Aaltje de GEUS (84), Warmenhuizen,, Noord-Holland, Nederland
- Aba Hiya Buchinger (43)
- Antony GORTMANS (76), Malaga,Espana
- Anna Maria Tekla Gertruida Katharina Sanders (83), Vlagtwedde
- Annechien Noordhuis (72), Assen
- Aartje Veth (74), Papendrecht
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 21, 1943 at Delpher
Born on February 21
- 1940 » John Lewis, American activist and politician († 2020)
- 1940 » Peter Gethin, English race car driver († 2011)
- 1942 » Margarethe von Trotta, German actress, director, and screenwriter
- 1942 » Tony Martin, Trinidadian-American historian and academic († 2013)
- 1943 » David Geffen, American businessman, co-founded DreamWorks and Geffen Records
- 1945 » Maurice Bembridge, English golfer
- 1946 » Alan Rickman, English actor and director († 2016)
- 1946 » Anthony Daniels, English actor and producer
- 1946 » Bob Ryan, American journalist and author
- 1946 » Tyne Daly, American actress and singer
Died on February 21
- 1919 » Kurt Eisner, German journalist and politician, Minister-President of Bavaria (b. 1867)
- 1926 » Heike Kamerlingh Onnes, Dutch physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1853)
- 1934 » Augusto César Sandino, Nicaraguan rebel leader (b. 1895)
- 1938 » George Ellery Hale, American astronomer and academic (b. 1868)
- 1941 » Frederick Banting, Canadian physician and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
- 1944 » Ferenc Szisz, Hungarian-French race car driver (b. 1873)
- 1945 » Eric Liddell, Scottish rugby player and runner (b. 1902)
- 1946 » José Streel, Belgian journalist (b. 1911)
- 1958 » Duncan Edwards, English footballer (b. 1936)
- 1965 » Malcolm X, American minister and activist (b. 1925; assassinated)
Names that were popular for boys in 1943
- Johannes
- Jan
- Cornelis
- Hendrik
- Willem
- Gerrit
- Pieter
- Petrus
- Jacobus
- Arie
- Robert
- Adrianus
- Wilhelmus
- Jacob
- Gerardus
- 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 15 » World War II: The Soviet counter-offensive at Voronezh begins.
- 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.
- April 8 » Otto and Elise Hampel are executed in Berlin for their anti-Nazi activities.
- July 23 » The Rayleigh bath chair murder occurred in Rayleigh, Essex, England.
- September 8 » World War II: The O.B.S. (German General Headquarters for the Mediterranean zone) is attacked in an air raid on Frascati.
- December 26 » World War II: German warship Scharnhorst is sunk off of Norway's North Cape after a battle against major Royal Navy forces.
Weather February 21, 1943
The temperature on February 21, 1943 was between -1.9 °C and 2.9 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 0.3 mm of rain. There was 0.2 hours of sunshine (2%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south east.