Page 17: Historical Events In 1940

Oct 24   In the year 1940 victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 25   In the year 1940 benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army   

Oct 26   In the year 1940 canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk.   

Oct 26   On this day in history the P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.   

Oct 27   In the year 1940 anthea Joseph, music producer   

Oct 27   On this day in history fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72   

Oct 28   Andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71 in the year 1940.   

Oct 28   Greece successfully resists Italy's attack on this day in history.   

Oct 29   On this day in history connie Mack, (Rep-R-FL, 1983- /Sen-R-FL)   

Oct 29   In the year 1940 sec of War Henry L Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in US history   

Oct 30   In the year 1940 cole Porters musical "Panama hattie," premieres in NYC   

Oct 30   In the year 1940 hMS STURDY, lost west coast of Scotland, on Tiree Island - ran aground in fog and wrecked.   

Oct 31   63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) in the year 1940.   

Oct 31   Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto in the year 1940.   

Nov 01   In the year 1940 1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa   

Nov 01   Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France in the year 1940.   

Nov 01   The first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60 in the year 1940.   

Nov 05   In the year 1940 dutch submarine departs Dundee   

Nov 05   Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to a record third term as President in the year 1940.   

Nov 05   In the year 1940 president FDR (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R)   

Nov 06   On this day in history franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president   

Nov 06   In the year 1940 hMCS Ottawa is sunk by the Italian submarine DiBruno   

Nov 06   On this day in history roosevelt is elected President. Democrats keep House control.   

Nov 06   Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service in the year 1940.   

Nov 07   On this day in history guido Provoost, Belgian historian   

Nov 07   Stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash   

Nov 08   In the year 1940 rAF bombs Munich   

Nov 10   In the year 1940 arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71   

Nov 10   On this day in history pittsburgh & Philadelphia play a penalty free NFL game   

Nov 11   In the year 1940 1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier   

Nov 11   Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100 on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   In the year 1940 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 in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 25   On this day in history death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)