Historical Events In 1940

Jul 15   Robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32 in the year 1940.   

Jul 15   Voluntary Defence Force (VDC), composed mainly of World War One veterans, formed by Returned Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's League of Australia for home defence in the year 1940.   

Jul 16   In the year 1940 nSB'er Woudenberg appointed as NVV-trustee   

Jul 17   Phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$) on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1940 1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct   

Jul 18   On this day in history the first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct   

Jul 19   On this day in history hitler orders Great Britain to surrenders   

Jul 19   Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai in the year 1940.   

Jul 20   On this day in history germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands   

Jul 20   Singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1 in the year 1940.   

Jul 20   On this day in history y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide   

Jul 21   In the year 1940 james E Clyburn, (Rep-D-South Carolina)   

Jul 21   Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania in the year 1940.   

Jul 22   Alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy) on this day in history.   

Jul 22   Dutch prime minister De Geer meets Hitler seeking peace talks on this day in history.   

Jul 23   "Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins on this day in history.   

Jul 23   On this day in history "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London   

Jul 24   1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands in the year 1940.   

Jul 25   John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) on this day in history.   

Jul 27   On this day in history billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts   

Jul 27   Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare on this day in history.   

Jul 28   In the year 1940 johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 28   In the year 1940 phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater)   

Jul 28   Radio Orange, London begins on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Urk soccer team forms on this day in history.   

Jul 30   Clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum) on this day in history.   

Jul 30   In the year 1940 the birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor   

Jul 31   On this day in history 38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton)   

Jul 31   On this day in history whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel   

Aug 01   On this day in history first expulsion of Jews from Cracow.   

Aug 01   HMS OSWALD,sunk 10 miles SE of Cape Spartivento, SW Italy in Ionian Sea - rammed by Italian destroyer 'Vivaldi' on this day in history.   

Aug 02   In the year 1940 clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death   

Aug 03   German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies in the year 1940.   

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1940.   

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   On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

Jan 05   Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 in the year 1940.   

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