Discover what happened on 12 January 1943 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Frank A. Perret (volcanologist (1867–1943))
- Jan Campert (Dutch poet (1902-1943))
- Benjamin Parsons Bourland (American university teacher (1870-1943))
- Charles Tate Regan (British zoologist (1878–1943))
- Simeon Roksandić (Serbian sculptor of Croatian origin (1874–1943))
- Howard Atwood Kelly (American academic and gynecologist (1858–1943))
- Rudolf von Schoen-Angerer (German jurist (1857–1943))
- Max Eichholz (German politician (1881-1943))
- Selwyn Biggs (Welsh rugby union player (1872-1943))
- Ferdinando Rodolfi
- Johann Badum (German flying ace (1921–1943))
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- Mikhail Zhukov (Soviet military personnel (1917-1943))
- Aleksandr Semyonovich Potapov (Hero of the Soviet Union (1914–1943))
- Antoni Józef Śmieszek (Polish Egyptologist (1881-1943))
- Bill Webb (American baseball player (1895-1943))
- John McLaren (Scottish-American horticulturalist (1846–1943); Golden Gate Park, San Francisco superintendent)
- Otto Creutzmann (German flying ace (1892–1943))
- Takatsugu Tōdō (27 Jul 1884 – certain 12 Jan 1943)
- Marian Einbacher (Polish association football player (1900-1943))
- Heikki Tandefelt (Finnish painter (1882-1943))
- Harry Polewacz (SS officer (1909-1943))
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- Frank A. Perret (volcanologist (1867–1943))
- Jan Campert (Dutch poet (1902-1943))
- Benjamin Parsons Bourland (American university teacher (1870-1943))
- Charles Tate Regan (British zoologist (1878–1943))
- Simeon Roksandić (Serbian sculptor of Croatian origin (1874–1943))
- Howard Atwood Kelly (American academic and gynecologist (1858–1943))
- Rudolf von Schoen-Angerer (German jurist (1857–1943))
- Max Eichholz (German politician (1881-1943))
- Selwyn Biggs (Welsh rugby union player (1872-1943))
- Ferdinando Rodolfi
- Ernestine Löwy (holocaust victim, b. 1868-12-30)
- Olga Schnabel (Holocaust victim (born 1869))
- Henriette Schwarz (holocaust victim, b. 1860-06-23)
- Berta Schwarzbart (Holocaust victim (born 1870))
- Karoline Wichs (Holocaust victim (born 1862))
- Emilie Brügelová (Holocaust victim (born 1879))
- Adolfina Linsnerová (Holocaust victim (born 1876))
- Hermína Löblowitzová (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Berta Reinerová (holocaust victim, b. 1861-11-27)
- Emilie Schwarzová (holocaust victim, b. 1868-11-27)
- Wenzel Hamnqvist (Swedish engineer (1872-1943))
- Anna Beck (Holocaust victim, b. 1903-07-18)
- Rudolf Breitenfeld (Holocaust victim, b. 1911-04-22)
- Siegfried Weil (Holocaust victim, b. 1887-04-23)
- Herman Willer (Holocaust victim (born 1918))
- Heinz Sattler (prisoner of a Nazi regime)
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- Nell Caroline Berta Toller (Brirish actress (1883-1943))
- Oliver Rye Coomber (Aircraftman 1st Class in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, British Army)
- Jan Stiess
- Antti Norrgrén
- Paul Rinjard
- Marianna Janus (Polish Righteous Among the Nations)
- Abraham Baartman (Dutch Righteous Among the Nations)
- Marian Engel
- Karol Korzeniowski
- Fernand Legrand
- Karel Kennes
- Josephus Broeckx
- Ernestine Löwy (holocaust victim, b. 1868-12-30)
- Olga Schnabel (Holocaust victim (born 1869))
- Henriette Schwarz (holocaust victim, b. 1860-06-23)
- Berta Schwarzbart (Holocaust victim (born 1870))
- Karoline Wichs (Holocaust victim (born 1862))
- Emilie Brügelová (Holocaust victim (born 1879))
- Adolfina Linsnerová (Holocaust victim (born 1876))
- Hermína Löblowitzová (Holocaust victim (born 1865))
- Berta Reinerová (holocaust victim, b. 1861-11-27)
- Emilie Schwarzová (holocaust victim, b. 1868-11-27)
- Wenzel Hamnqvist (Swedish engineer (1872-1943))
- Anna Beck (Holocaust victim, b. 1903-07-18)
- Rudolf Breitenfeld (Holocaust victim, b. 1911-04-22)
- Siegfried Weil (Holocaust victim, b. 1887-04-23)
- Herman Willer (Holocaust victim (born 1918))
- Heinz Sattler (prisoner of a Nazi regime)
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- Nell Caroline Berta Toller (Brirish actress (1883-1943))
- Oliver Rye Coomber (Aircraftman 1st Class in Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve, British Army)
- Jan Stiess
- Antti Norrgrén
- Paul Rinjard