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Events on Sunday 1 August 1943 2
1868 – 1943Lin Sen (1868-1943)Died 1 August 1943, aged 75Lin Sen was chairman of the Nationalist Government of the Republic of China from 1931. The post was largely ceremonial. Chiang Kai-shek succeeded him as chairman after his death.
1943Operation Tidal WaveUS bombers raid the Ploiești oil refineriesUS B-24 bombers flew at low level from Libya to attack oil refineries around Ploiești in Romania. Fifty-three aircraft and 660 airmen were lost. The raid did only temporary damage to production.