Page 12: Historical Events In 1940

Jul 15   Robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32 in the year 1940.   

Jul 15   In the year 1940 voluntary Defence Force (VDC), composed mainly of World War One veterans, formed by Returned Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's League of Australia for home defence   

Jul 16   On this day in history nSB'er Woudenberg appointed as NVV-trustee   

Jul 17   In the year 1940 phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)   

Jul 18   1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct on this day in history.   

Jul 18   The first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct in the year 1940.   

Jul 19   In the year 1940 hitler orders Great Britain to surrenders   

Jul 19   In the year 1940 samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai   

Jul 20   In the year 1940 germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands   

Jul 20   Singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1 on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide on this day in history.   

Jul 21   In the year 1940 james E Clyburn, (Rep-D-South Carolina)   

Jul 21   Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy) in the year 1940.   

Jul 22   In the year 1940 dutch prime minister De Geer meets Hitler seeking peace talks   

Jul 23   "Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins in the year 1940.   

Jul 23   "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London on this day in history.   

Jul 24   1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands on this day in history.   

Jul 25   In the year 1940 john Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R   

Jul 26   Formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) in the year 1940.   

Jul 27   Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare in the year 1940.   

Jul 28   In the year 1940 johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 28   Phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater) in the year 1940.   

Jul 28   In the year 1940 radio Orange, London begins   

Jul 29   Urk soccer team forms on this day in history.   

Jul 30   On this day in history clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum)   

Jul 30   The birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor on this day in history.   

Jul 31   38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton) in the year 1940.   

Jul 31   On this day in history whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel   

Aug 01   First expulsion of Jews from Cracow on this day in history.   

Aug 01   HMS OSWALD,sunk 10 miles SE of Cape Spartivento, SW Italy in Ionian Sea - rammed by Italian destroyer 'Vivaldi' on this day in history.   

Aug 02   Clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1940 german occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies   

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Jan 02   In the year 1940 birth of s. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician   

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   Helmut Jahn, German architect was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)   

Jan 01   In the year 1940 death of panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

Jan 04   On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

Jan 05   Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 in the year 1940.   

Jan 12   In the year 1940 erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56   

Jan 18   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) died on this day in history.   

Jan 24   In the year 1940 emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)