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Born on Monday February 8, 1943
- Bessie Lee “Bess” Adams ****, Maryland, Verenigde Staten († 2020)
- Jurdanus Gerardus Versteegh, Utrecht († 1943)
- Helena Maria Leermakers, Loon op Zand († 1943)
- Gijsbert 't Jong, Numansdorp, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1945)
- Carol Cleland, Nahunta, GA († 1943)
- Dirk Engelbertus Lotze, amsterdam, Nederland († 2002)
- Johannes Martinus Maria (Jan) van der Drift, Maasland, Nederland († 2019)
- Johannes Petrus van der Voort, Warmond († 2009)
- Jay Sivas Haynes, Marshall County, Iowa († 2014)
- Alex Mient Stoevelaar, Lutten († 2024)
Died on Monday February 8, 1943
- Agatha van Luijk (80), Wateringen, Westland, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Arie van Es (85), Heenvliet, Nederland
- Arie Hendrik Pieter de Ru (48), Leiden
- Antje Jelles van der Meer (76), Smallingerland, Friesland, Nederland
- Albertus Josephus Meuwese (71), st michielsgestel
- Alphonsus Julius VAN de WEYER (49), Aartselaar,2630,Anvers,Flandre,BELGIQUE
- Adranus Johannes van der Horst (82)
- Anderijntje Verheij (78), Rijswijk
- Albertus Josephus Meuwese (71), Sint-Michielsgestel
- Adriaan Marie Joseph van Campen (68), Leiden, Zuid-Holland, Nl
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from February 8, 1943 at Delpher
- Dagblad van Noord-Brabant
- Dagblad van het Oosten : Almelo's dagblad
- Dordrechtsche courant
- Nieuwsblad van het Noorden
- Limburger koerier : provinciaal dagblad
- De Zuid-Willemsvaart : nieuws- en advertentieblad voor handel en landbouw
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Het Vaderland : staat- en letterkundig nieuwsblad
- Provinciale Overijsselsche en Zwolsche courant : staats-, handels-, nieuws- en advertentieblad
- Nieuwe Venlosche courant : voorheen Venloosch nieuwsblad - Venloosche courant
Born on February 8
- 1939 » Jose Maria Sison, Filipino activist and theorist
- 1940 » Sophie Lihau-Kanza, Congolese politician († 1999)
- 1940 » Ted Koppel, English-American journalist
- 1941 » Jagjit Singh, Indian singer-songwriter († 2011)
- 1941 » Nick Nolte, American actor and producer
- 1941 » Tom Rush, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer
- 1942 » Robert Klein, American comedian, actor, and singer
- 1942 » Terry Melcher, American singer-songwriter and producer († 2004)
- 1944 » Roger Lloyd-Pack, English actor († 2014)
- 1944 » Sebastião Salgado, Brazilian photographer and journalist
Died on February 8
- 1928 » Theodor Curtius, German chemist (b. 1857)
- 1932 » Yordan Milanov, Bulgarian architect, designed the Sveti Sedmochislenitsi Church (b. 1867)
- 1935 » Eemil Nestor Setälä, Finnish linguist and politician, Finnish Minister for Foreign Affairs (b. 1864)
- 1936 » Charles Curtis, American lawyer and politician, 31st Vice President of the United States (b. 1860)
- 1945 » Italo Santelli, Italian fencer and coach (b. 1866)
- 1956 » Connie Mack, American baseball player and manager (b. 1862)
- 1957 » John von Neumann, Hungarian-American mathematician and physicist (b. 1903)
- 1957 » Walther Bothe, German physicist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1891)
- 1959 » William J. Donovan, American head of the Office of Strategic Services (OSS) (b. 1883)
- 1960 » J. L. Austin, English philosopher and academic (b. 1911)
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 22 » World War II: Australian and American forces defeat Japanese army and navy units in the bitterly fought Battle of Buna–Gona.
- April 7 » Ioannis Rallis becomes collaborationist Prime Minister of Greece during the Axis Occupation.
- July 5 » World War II: German forces begin a massive offensive against the Soviet Union at the Battle of Kursk, also known as Operation Citadel.
- August 27 » World War II: Aerial bombardment by the Luftwaffe razes to the ground the village of Vorizia in Crete.
- September 9 » World War II: The Allies land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy.
- December 13 » World War II: The Massacre of Kalavryta by German occupying forces in Greece.
Weather February 8, 1943
The temperature on February 8, 1943 was between -2.0 °C and 5.5 °C and averaged 1.5 °C. There was 3.9 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 3 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the south-southwest.