At A Glance

24 August 1943 at a glance

Day of the week
24 August 1943 was a Tuesday.
Top Film of 1943
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1943 was For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Star sign
The star sign for 24 August is Virgo.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 24 August 1943 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for August is Peridot.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 24 August 1943 was Waning Crescent.

On this day: 24 August

  • 1937 Spanish Civil War: the Basque Army surrenders to the Italian Corpo Truppe Volontarie following the Santoña Agreement.
  • 1937 Spanish Civil War: Sovereign Council of Asturias and León is proclaimed in Gijón.
  • 1942 World War II: The Battle of the Eastern Solomons. Japanese aircraft carrier Ryūjō is sunk, with the loss of seven officers and 113 crewmen. The US carrier USS Enterprise is heavily damaged.
  • 1944 World War II: Allied troops begin the attack on Paris.
  • 1949 The treaty creating the North Atlantic Treaty Organization goes into effect.

Famous people born on 24 August

  • Karoline Leavitt, White House Press Secretary (born 1997)
  • Chad Michael Murray, American actor, model, and author (born 1981)
  • Jared Harris, English actor (born 1961)
  • Hideo Kojima, Japanese director, screenwriter and video game designer (born 1963)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1943 in Australia

A selection from Wikipedia's '1943 in Australia'. Not a complete list.

  • 3 March – A Soviet embassy is established in Canberra, and an Australian diplomat is posted to Moscow as ambassador.
  • 4 March – Damien Parer wins Australia's first Academy Award (Best Documentary Feature) for the film Kokoda Front Line.
  • 12 June – A general election is held in Victoria.
More events of 1943 →Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

Life in Australia in 1943

Prime Minister

John Curtin

Monarch

King George VI

Petrol (per litre)

$0.01

Loaf of Bread

$0.06

Average House

$1,350

Weekly Wage

$3.60

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