Historical Events In 1940

Jul 15   Robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Jul 15   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 in the year 1940.   

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

Jul 17   Phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$) in the year 1940.   

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

Jul 18   In the year 1940 the first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct   

Jul 19   On this day in history hitler orders Great Britain to surrenders   

Jul 19   Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai in the year 1940.   

Jul 20   Germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands in the year 1940.   

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   In the year 1940 soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania   

Jul 22   On this day in history alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy)   

Jul 22   Dutch prime minister De Geer meets Hitler seeking peace talks on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1940.   

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

Jul 25   On this day in history john Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R   

Jul 26   In the year 1940 formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)   

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   Johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater) on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history radio Orange, London begins   

Jul 29   In the year 1940 urk soccer team forms   

Jul 30   Clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum) in the year 1940.   

Jul 30   The birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor in the year 1940.   

Jul 31   On this day in history 38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton)   

Jul 31   Whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel on this day in history.   

Aug 01   First expulsion of Jews from Cracow in the year 1940.   

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   German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 04   Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate   

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   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.   

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   Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56 in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 20   In the year 1940 death of omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died in the year 1940.