Page 13: Historical Events In 1940

Aug 03   Lithuanian is accepted into the USSR in the year 1940.   

Aug 03   The birth of Martin Sheen, American actor on this day in history.   

Aug 03   Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide in the year 1940.   

Aug 04   Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities) in the year 1940.   

Aug 04   On this day in history vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies   

Aug 05   "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge on this day in history.   

Aug 05   Frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

Aug 06   In the year 1940 estonia is annexed into Soviet empire   

Aug 07   Churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1940 largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for an 1856 British Guiana)   

Aug 07   In the year 1940 marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place)   

Aug 08   31 German aircrafts shot down over England on this day in history.   

Aug 08   On this day in history battle of Britain   

Aug 08   Battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history anti-Jewish laws are passed in Romania.   

Aug 10   In the year 1940 prince Bernhard Fund forms   

Aug 11   38 German aircrafts shot down above England in the year 1940.   

Aug 12   Luftwaffe bombs British radar stations, loses 31 aircrafts in the year 1940.   

Aug 13   On this day in history air crash in Canberra kills three UAP ministers and Chief of the General Staff   

Aug 13   In the year 1940 george C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75   

Aug 13   Germany air attack on South England (Battle of Britain begins) on this day in history.   

Aug 14   On this day in history dutch Premier De Geer vacations in Switzerland   

Aug 15   On this day in history 1st edition of Jewish Weekly newspaper in Amsterdam (under Nazi)   

Aug 16   45 German aircrafts shot down over England on this day in history.   

Aug 16   Billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries on this day in history.   

Aug 17   On this day in history fDR & Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission   

Aug 17   FDR &Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission on this day in history.   

Aug 18   71 German aircrafts shot down above England on this day in history.   

Aug 18   Chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler dies in the year 1940.   

Aug 19   On this day in history the birth of Jill St John, American actress   

Aug 20   In the year 1940 1st Polish squadrons fight along in the Battle of Britain   

Aug 20   British PM Churchill says of the Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few" in the year 1940.   

Aug 20   Leon Trotsky, assassinated in Mexico City by Stalin agents, dies 8/21 on this day in history.   

Aug 21   Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62 in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas)   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

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

Jan 05   Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

Jan 05   In the year 1940 tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46   

Jan 12   Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56 in the year 1940.   

Jan 18   In the year 1940 kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74   

Jan 20   On this day in history death of omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 in the year 1940.   

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