Historical Events
- Baseball approves official ball (with cork & balata)
Attempt on Hitler
Failed assassin attempt on Adolf Hitler during Smolensk-Rastenburg flight
- Frank Dixon wins Knights of Columbus mile (4:09.6)
Kraków Ghetto Liquidated
Nazis liquidate the Jewish ghetto in Kraków; Oskar Schindler with advance information, saves his workers by keeping them in his factory overnight
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 Morgan, Jr], 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)
Died in 1943 1943 Highlights
About March 13, 1943
Day of the Week: Saturday
How Long Ago? 81 years, 1 month and 20 days
Leap Year: No
Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Pisces
