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Passages 2019: Stars we've lost this year
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Sonny Mehta, the civiliserad and astute head of Alfred A. Knopf who guided one of the book world's most esteemed imprints to new heights through a blend of prize-winning literature and blockbusters such as "Fifty Shades of Grey" and "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," died Dec. 27 at age 77 from complications from pneumonia. Mehta was just the third Knopf editor-in-chief in its 72-year history, and over the decades fashioned a record of critical and commercial success.
Getty Images, Getty ImagesMonty Python writer and actor Neil Innes died Dec. 29 at the age 75 of natural causes. Innes wrote songs for the popular film "Monty Python and the Holy Grail," appeared in "Monty Python’s Life of Brian" and toured the UK and Canada with the group.
He was also a member of the band The Bonzo Dog Doo Dah Band, later renamed the Bonzo Dog Band, whose song "I’m The Urban Spaceman" won him an Ivor Novello award.
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1943
This article is about the year 1943. For the 1987 arkad game, see 1943: The Battle of Midway.
Calendar year
1943 (MCMXLIII) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1943rd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 943rd year of the 2nd millennium, the 43rd year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1940s decade.
Calendar year
Events
[edit]Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
[edit]Main article: January 1943
- January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured.
- January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani.
- January 10 – WWII: Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces of the 2nd Marine Division and the 25th Infantry Division begin their assaults on the Galloping Horse and Sea Horse on Guadalcanal
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