December 22.
Source: I consulted timeanddate.com and showed all religious observances for 1943.
Hanukkah in 1932 started on December 24th and lasted to December 31st.
The first night was December 21, 1943. The first Day was Decemer 22.
December 4th, 1942
December 27, 1967
December 4, 1942
December 4, 1942
Sundown on the night entering the first day is when Hanukkah begins, and the first candle is lit (plus the helper-candle).
The first night of Hanukkah began at sundown on Dec. 1, 2010.
Hanukkah in 2008 starts December 21st at night when the first candle is lit. The first day is December 22 and it runs through December 29th.
The first night was December 1st, 2010. The first Day was December 2.
Hanukkah was first celebrated in 164 BCE, starting on the 25th of Kislev of that year.See dates of Hanukkah for the next couple of decades on this linked page.See also:More about Hanukkah
December 6, 1996
"Sunset, December 21 to sunset, December 29 The first Day of Hanukkah was December 22."
The 25th of kislev, 165 BCE.
December 20, 2011
The same as everyone else's in 1943. It began December 21st 1943, after sunset.
December 2, 2010 is the first day, but the first candle is lit after sundown on December 1, 2010.
The last day has a special name (Zos Hanukkah), but otherwise is no different than any other day of Hanukkah.