Page 15: Historical Events In 1940

Sep 12   In the year 1940 49 die and 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)   

Sep 13   Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs in the year 1940.   

Sep 14   On this day in history congress passes 1st peace-time conscription bill (draft law)   

Sep 14   In the year 1940 congress passes first peace-time conscription bill (draft law)   

Sep 15   3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2) on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Battle of Britain ends with RAF victory in the year 1940.   

Sep 15   Dick Ket, painter/cartoonist, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   On this day in history tide turns in Battle of Britain in WW II, RAF beats Luftwaffe   

Sep 16   On this day in history dutch SS forms   

Sep 16   On this day in history samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House   

Sep 17   Nazis deprive Jews of possessions on this day in history.   

Sep 18   19 German aircrafts shot down above England on this day in history.   

Sep 18   On this day in history frankie Avalon, Phila, actor (Beach movies)/singer (Venus)   

Sep 19   Nazi decree forbids gentile woman to work in Jewish homes on this day in history.   

Sep 19   Nazi decree forbids gentile women to work in Jewish homes in the year 1940.   

Sep 21   Bill Kurtis, Pensacola Fla, newscaster (American Parade) on this day in history.   

Sep 23   In the year 1940 -27] French/British assault on French fleet in Dakar, flees   

Sep 23   Japanese troops enter IndoChina in the year 1940.   

Sep 24   On this day in history jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career HR   

Sep 24   The Cdn. Navy received 6 former US Navy "4 stackers" destroyers and renames them HMCS Annapolis, Columbia,Niagra, St. Clair ST. Croix and St. Francis on this day in history.   

Sep 25   Cdn. Armed Merchanman Prince Rupert captures the German ship Wesser off Mexico on this day in history.   

Sep 25   German High Commissioner in Norway sets up Vidkun Quisling govt in the year 1940.   

Sep 26   On this day in history airplane manufacturer in Woolston bombed, 30 killed   

Sep 26   Walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48 on this day in history.   

Sep 27   55 German aircrafts shot down above England on this day in history.   

Sep 27   On this day in history black leaders protest discrimination in US armed forces   

Sep 27   Establishment of Berlin-Tokyo-Rome Axis in the year 1940.   

Sep 27   Walter Benjamin, German/French literature critic/writer, dies at 48 in the year 1940.   

Sep 28   In the year 1940 michigan's Tom Harmon runs 72, 86 & 94 yard touchdowns   

Sep 29   In the year 1940 "Double or Nothing," a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net   

Sep 29   First US merchant ship "Booker T Washington" commanded by a black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington Delaware on this day in history.   

Sep 30   On this day in history 47 German aircrafts shot down above England   

Sep 30   In the year 1940 walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62   

Oct 01   In the year 1940 pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens   

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

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 01   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died in the year 1940.   

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

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

Jan 20   Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) died on this day in history.   

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)