Today in World War II History—Apr. 3, 1943 POSTED: Tuesday, April 3, 2018 by Sarah Sundin Conrad Veidt, 17 March 1941 (MGM photo, public domain via Wikipedia) 75 Years Ago—Apr. 3, 1943: US troops land at Morobe Bay, New Guinea. German movie actor Conrad Veidt dies in Hollywood of a heart attack, age 50.