Page 14: Historical Events In 1940

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

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

Aug 24   In the year 1940 luftwaffe bombs London   

Aug 24   Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 25   On this day in history first "parachute wedding."   

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

Aug 26   On this day in history rKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk   

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

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) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   In the year 1940 arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77   

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

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

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   On this day in history beverly Sanders, Hollywood Calif, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey)   

Sep 03   1st showing of high definition color TV on this day in history.   

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

Sep 03   In the year 1940 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   In the year 1940 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 on this day in history.   

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

Sep 06   On this day in history crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania   

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

Sep 07   Edmund Rumpler, Austria auto/airplane builder, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1940 german Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights   

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

Sep 10   On this day in history buckingham Palace hit by German bomb   

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

Sep 11   On this day in history the birth of Brian DePalma, American director   

Sep 12   On this day in history 49 die & 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   In the year 1940 birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)   

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

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   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   In the year 1940 death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)