Historical Events In 1940

Aug 23   German bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London on this day in history.   

Aug 23   German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London on this day in history.   

Aug 24   Luftwaffe bombs London in the year 1940.   

Aug 24   In the year 1940 paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80   

Aug 25   1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin) in the year 1940.   

Aug 25   First "parachute wedding." on this day in history.   

Aug 25   On this day in history the first parachute wedding (how do you kiss the bride?)   

Aug 26   RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk on this day in history.   

Aug 27   On this day in history caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan)   

Aug 28   French colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support Gen De Gaulle on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history 7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567)   

Aug 29   Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   1st edition pf illegal opposition newspaper Free Netherlands on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Hollywood screen stars Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Leigh are married on this day in history.   

Aug 31   Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

Sep 02   23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa in the year 1940.   

Sep 02   In the year 1940 beverly Sanders, Hollywood Calif, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey)   

Sep 03   In the year 1940 1st showing of high definition color TV   

Sep 03   On this day in history otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Hafvets Stjorna), dies at 59   

Sep 03   On this day in history the birth of Pauline Collins, British actress   

Sep 03   The first showing of high definition color TV on this day in history.   

Sep 03   In the year 1940 uS gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease   

Sep 04   On this day in history cBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB   

Sep 04   The 'Battle of Britain' begins, after Hitler threatens to raze British cities to the ground because British bombers attacked Munich in the year 1940.   

Sep 05   All 355 Jewish-owned businesses in Luxembourg become "Aryan" property on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania in the year 1940.   

Sep 07   54th US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63) in the year 1940.   

Sep 07   On this day in history edmund Rumpler, Austria auto/airplane builder, dies   

Sep 07   On this day in history german Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights   

Sep 09   28 German aircraft shot down above England in the year 1940.   

Sep 10   Buckingham Palace hit by German bomb in the year 1940.   

Sep 11   -12] Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs on this day in history.   

Sep 11   The birth of Brian DePalma, American director on this day in history.   

Sep 12   49 die & 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ) in the year 1940.   

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   In the year 1940 birth of thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas)   

Jan 04   Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Helmut Jahn, German architect was born on this day in history.   

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   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   On this day in history tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46   

Jan 12   Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died on this day in history.