At A Glance

6 March 1943 at a glance

Day of the week
6 March 1943 was a Saturday.
Top Film of 1943
The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1943 was For Whom the Bell Tolls.
Star sign
The star sign for 6 March is Pisces.
Chinese zodiac
In the Chinese zodiac, 6 March 1943 fell in the Year of the Goat.
Birthstone
The birthstone for March is Aquamarine.
Moon phase
The moon phase on 6 March 1943 was New Moon.

On this day: 6 March

  • 1930 International Unemployment Day demonstrations globally initiated by the Communist Party USA.
  • 1943 World War II: Generalfeldmarschall Erwin Rommel launches the Battle of Medenine in an attempt to slow down the British Eighth Army. It fails, and he leaves Africa three days later.
  • 1943 World War II: The Battle of Fardykambos, one of the first major battles between the Greek Resistance and the occupying Royal Italian Army, ends with the surrender of an entire Italian battalion, the bulk of the garrison of the town of Grevena, leading to its liberation a fortnight later.
  • 1945 World War II: Cologne is captured by American troops. On the same day, Operation Spring Awakening, the last major German offensive of the war, begins.
  • 1957 the Ghana Independence Act 1957 is passed in the United Kingdom resulting in Ghana gaining independence from the British.

Famous people born on 6 March

  • Rob Reiner, American actor, director, producer, and activist (1947–2025)
  • Shaquille O'Neal, American basketball player (born 1972)
  • Connie Britton, American actress (born 1967)
  • Milo Manheim, American actor (born 2001)

Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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Events of 1943 in the United Kingdom

A selection from Wikipedia's '1943 in the United Kingdom'. Not a complete list.

  • 13 February – Nuffield Foundation established by William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield.
  • 5 March – the Gloster Meteor, the first operational military jet aircraft for the Allies, has its first test flight, at RAF Cranwell in Lincolnshire.
  • 13 April – release of the Ministry of Information film Desert Victory, which will win this year's Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Life in 1943

Prime Minister

Winston Churchill

Monarch

George VI

Pint of Beer

4p

Loaf of Bread

2p

Average House

£625

Weekly Wage

£4.40

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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s

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