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November 22, 1943

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Headlines from November 22, 1943

SOVIET LISTS GAINS; Russian Prongs Aimed at Krivoi Rog, Nikopol Are Widened GERMANS USE RESERVES Many Tanks and 88-MM. Guns Fight in Effort to Break Line East of Zhitomir SOVIET LISTS GAINS AND NAZI LOSSES

By the Associated Press

USSR forces gain southwest of Kremenchug and above Nikopol in Krivoi Rog drive; take towns in Gomel-Rechitsa area; repel Ger attacks, Zhitomir-Korostyshev front; Gers use reserves and claim point 40 mi west of Kiev; Ger press stresses trying Winter; reveals that Lt Gen Scherer commands Ger troops attempting to stem USSR advance in Pripet Marshes

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Notable Births

Yvan Cournoyer

1943Yvan Cournoyer, Canadian ice hockey player[†]

Yvan Serge Cournoyer is a Canadian former professional ice hockey right winger who played in the National Hockey League for the Montreal Canadiens for 16 seasons, from 1963 to 1978, winning the Stanley Cup 10 times. In 1972, Cournoyer scored the tying goal in the deciding eighth game of the Canada-USSR series with seven minutes remaining. Canada went on to win the game and the series on Paul Henderson's dramatic goal with 34 seconds left in the game.

Billie Jean King

1943Billie Jean King, American tennis player[†]

Billie Jean King, also known as BJK, is an American former world No. 1 tennis player. King won 39 Grand Slam titles: 12 in singles, 16 in women's doubles, and 11 in mixed doubles. She was a member of the victorious United States team in seven Federation Cups and nine Wightman Cups.

1943Mushtaq Mohammad, Pakistani cricketer[†]

Mushtaq Mohammad PP is a Pakistani cricket coach and former cricketer who played in 57 Tests and 10 ODIs from 1959 to 1979. A right-handed batsman and a leg-spinner, he is one of the most successful Pakistani all-rounders and went on to captain his country in nineteen Test matches. He was the first and to date only Pakistani to score a century and take five wickets in an innings in the same test match twice. He was the Coach of the squad which finished as runners-up at the 1999 Cricket World Cup.

Notable Deaths

Lorenz Hart

1943Lorenz Hart, American composer (born 1895)[†]

Lorenz Milton Hart was an American lyricist and half of the Broadway songwriting team Rodgers and Hart. Some of his more famous lyrics include "Blue Moon"; "The Lady Is a Tramp"; "Manhattan"; "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered"; and "My Funny Valentine".

Historical Events

Cairo Conference

1943World War II: Cairo Conference: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Chinese Premier Chiang Kai-shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan.[†]

The Cairo Conference, also known as the First Cairo Conference, was one of 14 summit meetings during World War II, which took place on November 22–26, 1943. The Conference was held at Cairo in Egypt between China, the United Kingdom and the United States. Attended by Chairman Chiang Kai-shek, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, it outlined the Allied position against the Empire of Japan during World War II and made decisions about post-war Asia.

Lebanon

1943Lebanon gains independence from France, nearly two years after it was first announced by the Free French government.[†]

Lebanon, officially the Republic of Lebanon, is a country in the Levant region of West Asia. Situated at the crossroads of the Mediterranean Basin and the Arabian Peninsula, it is bordered by Syria to the north and east, Israel to the south, and the Mediterranean Sea to the west; Cyprus lies a short distance from the coastline. Lebanon has a population of more than five million and an area of 10,452 square kilometres (4,036 sq mi). Beirut is the country's capital and largest city.