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February 19, 1943

On February 19, 1943, world War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins. Margo MacDonald, Richard Smalley, Nikki Giovanni would arrive in the same year.

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Featured · February 19, 1943

World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.

2 km) gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia. It was a part of the Tunisian campaign of World War II.

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1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1943rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 943rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 43rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1940s decade.

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On February 19, 1943

  1. 1943 World War II: Battle of Kasserine Pass in Tunisia begins.

    Part of the Tunisia Campaign of World War II

    2 km) gap in the Grand Dorsal chain of the Atlas Mountains in west central Tunisia. It was a part of the Tunisian campaign of World War II.

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Others born in 1943

Margo MacDonald 1943– Scottish journalist and politician (died 2014)
Richard Smalley 1943– American chemist and academic, Nobel Prize laureate in 1996 for chemistry (died 2005)
Nikki Giovanni 1943– American poet, writer and activist (died 2024)
"Superstar" Billy Graham 1943– American wrestler (died 2023)
Colin Baker 1943– English actor
William Calley 1943– American military officer

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