Historical Events
- Baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata)
Event of Interest
Failed assassin attempt on Adolf Hitler during Smolensk-Rastenburg flight
- Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6)
Event of Interest
Nazis liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków; Oskar Schindler with advance information, saves his workers by keeping them in his factory overnight
1943 History
Famous Birthdays
- André Téchiné, French director and screenwriter (Scene of the Crime, Rendez-Vous), born in Valence-d'Agen, Tarn-et-Garonne, France
Famous Deaths
- J. P. Morgan, Jr. [John Pierpont], American financier and son of J.P. Morgan, Sr., (J.P. Morgan & Co.), dies of a stroke at 75
- Stephen Vincent Benét, American author (b. 1898)
About March 13, 1943
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 80 years, 2 months and 19 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Pisces
