Naval battle of the Pacific campaign of WWII on the night of 12/13 July 1943, off Kolombangara in the Solomon Islands. It began on 12 July 1943 and lasted until 13 July 1943. The setting was Kolombangara. It was part of the Pacific War. Those involved included New Zealand, the United States and the Empire of Japan.
Before and after
- from 5 July 1943 to 23 August 1943Battle of Kursk
- 7 July 1943Birth of Toto Cutugno
- from 9 July 1943 to 17 August 1943Allied invasion of Sicily
- from 10 July 1943 to 2 May 1945Italian Campaign
- from 12 July 1943 to 13 July 1943Battle of Kolombangara
- 12 July 1943Battle of Prokhorovka
- from 13 July 1943 to 16 July 1943Operation Fustian
- from 24 July 1943 to 3 August 1943Bombing of Hamburg in World War II
- 28 July 1943Founding of IKEA
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