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August 3, 1943Born on Wednesday August 4, 1943
- Benjamin Anthony Waters, Newark, Essex Co., New Jersey, Verenigde Staten († 2012)
- Jantje Kroesen, Beilen, Drenthe, Nederland († 1944)
- Ad van den Wittenboer, Mierlo, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1996)
- Batist, Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland († 1943)
- Johanna Maria Geertruida Hilhorst, Amsterdam († 1946)
- Jerry Lee Veldman, Muskegon Michigan, Verenigde Staten († 1988)
- Alvin Ernest Gilbert, Davidson County, TN († 2017)
- Adriaan Leendert Breure, Dinteloord, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 2017)
- Doodgeboren kind Daamen, Eindhoven, Noord-Brabant, Nederland († 1943)
- Klaas Stroosma, St.Jacobiparochie († 2021)
Died on Wednesday August 4, 1943
- Anna Catharina Dorothea JOHANNSEN (73)
- Albert Meinders (71), Oude Pekela (gem. Pekela)
- Berend Broekhuizen (56), Zeist
- Barbertje Geertsma (48), Vlagtwedde
- Bertha Wilhelmina Driessen (31), Intern-Kamp Banjoebiroe, Semarang, Jawa Tengah, Indonesia
- Batist (0), Loosduinen, Zuid-Holland, Nederland
- Aaron Lee Rogers (76), Anderson County, South Carolina, United States
- Caroline Frost #1295*8 (70), London, England
- Anna Meerman (67), Middelburg, Zeeland, Netherlands
- Adolf Vink (52), Gaines, Orleans Cy, New York, Verenigde Staten
Source: Delpher (KB | national library) Newspapers from August 4, 1943 at Delpher
Born on August 4
- 1941 » Andy Smillie, English footballer
- 1941 » Martin Jarvis, English actor
- 1942 » Cleon Jones, American baseball player
- 1942 » David Lange, New Zealand lawyer and politician, 32nd Prime Minister of New Zealand († 2005)
- 1942 » Don S. Davis, American actor († 2008)
- 1943 » Barbara Saß-Viehweger, German politician, lawyer and civil law notary
- 1943 » Bjørn Wirkola, Norwegian ski jumper and footballer
- 1943 » Vicente Álvarez Areces, Spanish politician, 6th President of the Principality of Asturias († 2019)
- 1944 » Doudou Ndoye, Senegalese lawyer and politician
- 1944 » Richard Belzer, American actor
Died on August 4
- 1932 » Alfred Henry Maurer, American painter (b. 1868)
- 1938 » Pearl White, American actress (b. 1889)
- 1940 » Ze'ev Jabotinsky, Ukrainian-American general, journalist, and activist (b. 1880)
- 1941 » Mihály Babits, Hungarian poet and author (b. 1883)
- 1942 » Alberto Franchetti, Italian composer and educator (b. 1860)
- 1944 » Krzysztof Kamil Baczyński, Polish soldier and poet (b. 1921)
- 1957 » John Cain Sr., Australian politician, 34th Premier of Victoria (b. 1882)
- 1957 » Washington Luís, Brazilian lawyer and politician, 13th President of Brazil (b. 1869)
- 1958 » Ethel Anderson, Australian poet, author, and painter (b. 1883)
- 1959 » József Révai, Hungarian politician, Hungarian Minister of Education (b. 1898)
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.
- January 14 » World War II: Japan begins Operation Ke, the successful operation to evacuate its forces from Guadalcanal during the Guadalcanal Campaign.
- February 14 » World War II: Rostov-on-Don, Russia is liberated.
- February 18 » World War II: Joseph Goebbels delivers his Sportpalast speech.
- February 27 » The Smith Mine #3 in Bearcreek, Montana, explodes, killing 74 men.
- October 14 » World War II: The Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state of Japan, is inaugurated with José P. Laurel as its president.
- October 31 » World War II: An F4U Corsair accomplishes the first successful radar-guided interception by a United States Navy or Marine Corps aircraft.
The weather on Wednesday August 4, 1943
The temperature on August 4, 1943 was between 12.5 °C and 18.8 °C and averaged 16.4 °C. There was 2.1 mm of rain during 1.7 hours. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the northwest.
Source: KNMI
Source: KNMI