About the day » Tuesday April 20, 1943Calender converter

• Divera m (vera) Karregat, Edam / Volendam († 2019)
• Leonadrus (Leo) Schoonhoven, Alkmaar († 2011)
• Aaltje Niks, Emmen, Drenthe, Nederland († 2023)
• Bernardus Cornelis van Beek († 2002)
• Diana L. Dolar
• Hendrina Maarina (Hennie) Mulder, Naaldwijk, Nederland († 2023)
• Leonardus Lambertus van der Lans, Sindorf, Dld († 2023)
• Bernardina Wilhelmina Maria (Diny) Aalders, Ulft, GLD, Nederland († 2013)
• Edith Minturn “Eddie” Sedgwick II, Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara, California, Verenigde Staten († 1971)
• Martina Lobbezoo, Nunspeet, Gelderland, Nederland († 1943)

• ARIJ VAN TIELEN (58), MAASSLUIS
• Anna Emilie Claus (84), 's-Gravenhage
• Arie de Reus (56)
• Bernardus Georgius Bodewes (71), Delfzijl
• Bendina Oude Weernink (52), Hengelo
• Aart de Bruin (7), Sliedrecht
• Aaltje Hadderingh (62), Borger, Drenthe, Netherlands(Drouwenermond)
• Arie de Reus (57), Rotterdam
• Ate Postma (75), Oldehove
• Arie van den Berg (69), Delft

• 1941 » Ryan O'Neal, American actor
• 1942 » Arto Paasilinna, Finnish journalist and author
• 1942 » Giles Henderson, English lawyer and academic
• 1943 » Alan Beith, English academic and politician
• 1943 » Edie Sedgwick, American model and actress († 1971)
• 1943 » John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor and director
• 1944 » Toivo Aare, Estonian journalist and author († 1999)
• 1945 » Michael Brandon, American actor and director
• 1945 » Olga Karlatos, Greek actress and Bermudian lawyer
• 1945 » Thein Sein, Burmese general and politician, 8th President of Burma

• 1931 » Sir Cosmo Duff-Gordon, 5th Baronet, Scottish-English fencer and businessman (b. 1862)
• 1932 » Giuseppe Peano, Italian mathematician and philosopher (b. 1858)
• 1935 » John Cameron, Scottish footballer and manager (b. 1872)
• 1935 » Lucy, Lady Duff-Gordon, English fashion designer (b. 1863)
• 1942 » Jüri Jaakson, Estonian businessman and politician, 6th State Elder of Estonia (b. 1870)
• 1944 » Elmer Gedeon, American baseball player and pilot (b. 1917)
• 1945 » Erwin Bumke, Polish-German jurist and politician (b. 1874)
• 1946 » Mae Busch, Australian actress (b. 1891)
• 1947 » Christian X of Denmark (b. 1870)
• 1951 » Ivanoe Bonomi, Italian politician, 25th Prime Minister of Italy (b. 1873)

1. Johannes
2. Jan
3. Cornelis
4. Hendrik
5. Willem
6. Gerrit
7. Pieter
8. Petrus
9. Jacobus
10. Arie
11. Robert
12. Adrianus
13. Wilhelmus
14. Jacob
15. Gerardus
16. Antonius

1. Maria
2. Johanna
3. Anna
4. Cornelia
5. Elisabeth
6. Wilhelmina
7. Hendrika
8. Catharina
9. Adriana
10. Petronella
11. Margaretha
12. Jacoba
13. Geertruida
14. Aaltje
15. Helena
16. Alida

• 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 11 » Italian-American anarchist Carlo Tresca is assassinated in New York City.
• January 17 » World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis captures the 200-ton sailing vessel Agios Stefanos and mans her with part of her crew.
• April 8 » Otto and Elise Hampel are executed in Berlin for their anti-Nazi activities.
• May 17 » World War II: Dambuster Raids commence by No. 617 Squadron RAF.
• November 28 » World War II: Tehran Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet Premier Joseph Stalin meet in Tehran, Iran, to discuss war strategy.
• 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).

The temperature on April 20, 1943 was between 3.9 °C and 16.0 °C and averaged 9.8 °C. There was 5.8 hours of sunshine (41%). The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.