Page 14: 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 in the year 1940.   

Aug 24   On this day in history luftwaffe bombs London   

Aug 24   On this day in history paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80   

Aug 25   On this day in history 1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin)   

Aug 25   In the year 1940 first "parachute wedding."   

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

Aug 26   In the year 1940 rKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk   

Aug 27   Caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan) in the year 1940.   

Aug 28   In the year 1940 french colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support Gen De Gaulle   

Aug 29   7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567) in the year 1940.   

Aug 29   Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1940.   

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 in the year 1940.   

Aug 31   On this day in history johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58   

Sep 02   23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa on this day in history.   

Sep 02   Beverly Sanders, Hollywood Calif, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey) on this day in history.   

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

Sep 03   In the year 1940 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   On this day in history the first showing of high definition color TV   

Sep 03   On this day in history 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   In the year 1940 the 'Battle of Britain' begins, after Hitler threatens to raze British cities to the ground because British bombers attacked Munich   

Sep 05   In the year 1940 all 355 Jewish-owned businesses in Luxembourg become "Aryan" property.   

Sep 06   Crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1940 buckingham Palace hit by German bomb   

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) on this day in history.   

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

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   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   In the year 1940 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   Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46   

Jan 12   On this day in history erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56   

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

Jan 20   Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) died in the year 1940.   

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 on this day in history.