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September 9, 1943

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Notable Births

1943Frank Clark, English footballer, manager and chairman[†]

Frank Clark is an English former footballer and manager, and former chairman of Nottingham Forest. Clark played in over 400 games for Newcastle United before moving to Nottingham Forest where he won the European Cup.

Notable Deaths

Carlo Bergamini (admiral)

1943Carlo Bergamini, Italian admiral (born 1888)[†]

Carlo Bergamini was an Italian admiral.

Charles McLean Andrews

1943Charles McLean Andrews, American historian, author, and academic (born 1863)[†]

Charles McLean Andrews, Ph.D, L.H.D. was an American historian and professor at Yale University whose Colonial Period of American History, vol. 1 of 4, was awarded the Pulitzer Prize for history in 1935. Among his other books are British committees, commissions, and councils of trade and plantations, 1622-1675 ,, co-author of the 1910 publication titled A bibliography of history for schools and libraries: with description and critical annotations, and The Colonial Period (1912).

Historical Events

Allies of World War II

1943World War II: The Allies land at Salerno and Taranto, Italy.[†]

The Allies, formally referred to as the United Nations from 1942, were an international military coalition formed during World War II (1939–1945) to oppose the Axis powers. Its principal members were the "Big Four" – the United Kingdom, United States, Soviet Union, and China.