What Happened on February 15, 1943

Historical Events

We Can Do It!

Wartime propaganda poster "We Can Do It!" produced by J. Howard Miller and posted on the walls of Westinghouse Electric and Manufacturing Company's plants in the Midwest

  • Women's camp Tamtui on Ambon (Moluccas) hit by allied air raid

Famous Birthdays

  • Ian Heads, Australian sports journalist, commentator and author who was rugby league's foremost historian; Rugby League Week, born in Sydney, Australia (d. 2024)

Famous Weddings

Bettie Page

Model Bettie Page (19) weds high school sweetheart Billy Neal in Gallatin, Tennessee

Famous Deaths

  • William Victor Harris, American composer, dies at 73
Died in 1943 1943 Highlights

About February 15, 1943

Day of the Week: Monday
How Long Ago? 81 years, 2 months and 12 days
Leap Year: No

Generation: Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Goat/Sheep
Star Sign: Aquarius