Historical Events In 1940

Aug 23   German bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London in the year 1940.   

Aug 23   In the year 1940 german Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London   

Aug 24   Luftwaffe bombs London in the year 1940.   

Aug 24   Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 in the year 1940.   

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

Aug 25   First "parachute wedding." in the year 1940.   

Aug 25   In the year 1940 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   Caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan) in the year 1940.   

Aug 28   French colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support Gen De Gaulle on this day in history.   

Aug 29   On this day in history 7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567)   

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 in the year 1940.   

Aug 31   Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 on this day in history.   

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) in the year 1940.   

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

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

Sep 03   In the year 1940 the birth of Pauline Collins, British actress   

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

Sep 03   In the year 1940 uS gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease   

Sep 04   CBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB in the year 1940.   

Sep 04   The 'Battle of Britain' begins, after Hitler threatens to raze British cities to the ground because British bombers attacked Munich in the year 1940.   

Sep 05   On this day in history all 355 Jewish-owned businesses in Luxembourg become "Aryan" property.   

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   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   In the year 1940 -12] Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs   

Sep 11   In the year 1940 the birth of Brian DePalma, American director   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of s. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician   

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born in the year 1940.   

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 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   In the year 1940 birth of michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)   

Jan 01   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.   

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   Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56 in the year 1940.   

Jan 18   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 24   On this day in history 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)