Historical Events In 1940

Nov 12   On this day in history alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34  

Nov 12   On this day in history blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes)  

Nov 12   In the year 1940 ria Lubbers, wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers  

Nov 13   On this day in history walt Disney's "Fantasia" released  

Nov 13   Walt Disney's"Fantasia" released in the year 1940.  

Nov 14   In the year 1940 during WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England  

Nov 14   On this day in history during WW II, German planes destroyed most of Coventry, England  

Nov 15   1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime on this day in history.  

Nov 16   World War II: In response to Germany's leveling of Coventry, England two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg on this day in history.  

Nov 17   Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane in the year 1940.  

Nov 18   In the year 1940 george Matesky Mad Bomber's first time bomb  

Nov 18   George Matesky, New York City's Mad Bomber places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison on this day in history.  

Nov 19   Belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler in the year 1940.  

Nov 20   German air raid on Birmingham fails on this day in history.  

Nov 20   In the year 1940 hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis.  

Nov 21   Dr John, [Rebennack], New Orleans La, vocalist (I Was in Right Place) on this day in history.  

Nov 21   Geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies in the year 1940.  

Nov 21   Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands on this day in history.  

Nov 22   500 students in Delft demonstrate against nazis on this day in history.  

Nov 22   Terry Gilliam (actor Monty Python series, And Now for Something Completely Different, ) on this day in history.  

Nov 22   Terry Gilliam (actor: Monty Python series, And Now for Something Completely Different, ) in the year 1940.  

Nov 22   Waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67 in the year 1940.  

Nov 23   In the year 1940 1st edition of illegal "The Truth" publishes  

Nov 23   Catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1940.  

Nov 25   Patria steamer sinks killing 200, outside of Haifa in the year 1940.  

Nov 25   Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die on this day in history.  

Nov 26   On this day in history leidse students strike  

Nov 26   On this day in history nazis force 500,000 Warsaw Jews to live in walled ghetto  

Nov 27   6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB) on this day in history.  

Nov 28   Cleveringa arrested by nazis in the year 1940.  

Nov 28   On this day in history nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist  

Nov 30   28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2 on this day in history.  

Nov 30   First game of only 2-game Grey Cup (Ottawa 8, Toronto Balmy Beach 2) on this day in history.  

Nov 30   On this day in history fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78  

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

Jan 03   On this day in history 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   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   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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   On this day in history death of panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)  

Jan 04   In the year 1940 conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59  

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   On this day in history 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   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died on this day in history.