1943 in the United Kingdom

Events from the year 1943 in the United Kingdom.

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23 January - World War II: British forces capture Tripoli from the Nazis. ^[1]
13 February - Nuffield Foundation established by William Morris, 1st Viscount Nuffield. ^[1]
17 May - Operation Chastise- The Dambuster Raid takes place- The Royal Air Forceuse bouncing bombs to breach German dams in the Rhur Valley.
19 May - Winston Churchill addresses a joint session of the U.S. Congress.
22 November - World War II: War in the Pacific - US President Franklin D. Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and ROC leader Chiang Kai-Shek meet in Cairo, Egypt, to discuss ways to defeat Japan.

Development of the Colossus computer by British to break German encryption (see History of computing hardware).
The Regency Act 1943 is passed allowing Counsellors of State absent during the Sovereign's absence not to be listed among the appointments; and that the heir-apparent or presumptive to the Throne need only to be 18 to be a Counsellor

January 6 - Terry Venables, English football manager
January 9 - Freddie Starr, English comedian and singer
January 16 - Brian Ferneyhough, British composer
January 20 - Mel Hague, English singer and author
January 29 - Tony Blackburn, British radio disc jockey
February 7 - Gareth Hunt, English actor
16 February - Anthony Dowell, ballet dancer and artistic director of the Royal Ballet
February 18 - Graeme Garden, Scottish writer, comedian, and actor
February 19 - Tim Hunt, British biochemist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
February 20 - Mike Leigh, British film director
February 24 - George Harrison, English musician (The Beatles) (d. 2001)
February 27 - Graham Bowers, British musician, artist and engineer

March - John Leeson, British actor
March 8 - Lynn Redgrave, English actress
March 21 - Vivian Stanshall, English comedian, writer, artist, broadcaster, and musician (d. 1995)
March 22 - Keith Relf, British musician (The Yardbirds) (d. 1976)
March 29 - Eric Idle, English actor, writer, and composer
March 29 - John Major, British Conservative politician and former Prime Minister of the United Kingdom
April 2 - Frank Feather, British business futurist and author
April 8- Tony Banks, Baron Stratford, former Labour Party MP and Minister for Sport (d. 2006)
April 20 - John Eliot Gardiner, English conductor

May 5 - Michael Palin, British comedian
May 14 - Jack Bruce, British musician and songwriter
May 22 - Betty Williams, Northern Irish politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
June 8 - Colin Baker, British actor
June 29 - Maureen O'Brien, British actress

December 17 - Ron Geesin, British musician and songwriter (Pink Floyd)
December 18 - Keith Richards, English guitarist and songwriter (The Rolling Stones)
December 27 - Peter Sinfield, British lyricist and producer
December 28 - Richard Whiteley, English television presenter (d. 2005)
December 31 - Ben Kingsley, English actor

^ ^a ^b (2006) Penguin Pocket On This Day. Penguin Reference Library. ISBN 0-141-02715-0.