Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1943 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
First Post Office Pillar Box - 1852, Manchester Martyrs Hanged - 1867, Launch of the Cutty Sark - 1869, Far from the Madding Crowd Published - 1874, First Royal Command Performance - 1897, Crippen hanged - 1910, First Episode of Doctor Who - 1963, Oxford Circus Tube Fire - 1984
Famous and historic events from 1943
Bethnal Green Tube Disaster
Dambusters Raid
Famous Britons born in 1943
Anna Ford
Arlene Phillips
Ben Kingsley
Charles Saatchi
Cilla Black
Elaine McDonald
Eric Idle
Freddie Starr
George Harrison
Gilbert Proesch
Jeff Banks
Joan Ruddock
John Humphrys
John Lawton
John Major
Keith Floyd
Keith Richards
Margaret Beckett
Michael Morpurgo
Michael Palin
Michael Pennington
Mick Jagger
Mike Leigh
Peter Lilley
Richard Roberts
Richard Stilgoe
Roger Waters
Sheila Rowbotham
Terry Venables
Tim Hunt
Tony Banks
Tony Blackburn
Vince Cable
Wendy Richard
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