Historical Events In 1940

Apr 08   Germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious in the year 1940.   

Apr 08   HMS GLOWWORM (Lt Cdr Gerard Roope+, awarded VC), sunk , NW of Trondheim in Norwegian Sea by German 8in-gunned heavy cruiser 'Admiral Hipper'. Detached from screen for British minelaying operations to search for man overboard at time of German invasion of Norway; 40 survivors. 'Hipper' damaged when rammed by 'Glowworm' in the year 1940.   

Apr 09   German cruiser Blucher torpedoed/capsizes in Oslofjord, 1,000 die in the year 1940.   

Apr 09   On this day in history german forces invade Denmark and Norway during World War 2   

Apr 09   Germany invades Norway and Denmark during WW II on this day in history.   

Apr 09   On this day in history mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (Outcast Lady, Riptide), dies   

Apr 09   On this day in history y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2639 Planman   

Apr 10   In the year 1940 vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian "national government"   

Apr 12   Italy annexes Albania on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1940 2nd battle of Narvik-8 German destroyers, destroyed   

Apr 13   Cornelious Warmerdam became the first man to pole vault 15 ft on this day in history.   

Apr 13   In the year 1940 nY Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup   

Apr 14   On this day in history allied troops land in Norway   

Apr 15   British troops land at Narvik, Norway in the year 1940.   

Apr 15   The birth of Jeffrey Archer, British author in the year 1940.   

Apr 16   In the year 1940 1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition)   

Apr 18   Florrie Forde, music hall artist, dies in the year 1940.   

Apr 19   "Lake Shore Ltd" derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls NY on this day in history.   

Apr 20   In the year 1940 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pa   

Apr 20   On this day in history electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pa   

Apr 21   On this day in history 1st $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It," on CBS Radio   

Apr 21   The first $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It", on CBS Radio on this day in history.   

Apr 22   Rear Adm Joseph Taussig testifies before US Senate Naval Affairs Committee that war with Japan is inevitable (He was right) on this day in history.   

Apr 23   On this day in history dance hall fires kills 198 (Natchez Miss)   

Apr 25   On this day in history the birth of Al Pacino, American actor   

Apr 25   In the year 1940 two Canadian battalions held back in Scotland; on the way to join British force bound for Norway.   

Apr 26   Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65 on this day in history.   

Apr 27   In the year 1940 himmler issues directive to establish a concentration camp at Auschwitz.   

Apr 27   On this day in history himmler orders establishment of Auschwitz Concentration Camp   

Apr 28   On this day in history glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000"   

Apr 29   1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS on this day in history.   

Apr 30   Bkln Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cin Reds, 3-0 in the year 1940.   

May 01   On this day in history 140 Palestinian Jews die as German planes bomb their ship   

May 01   The 1940 Olympics are cancelled 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   Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   In the year 1940 kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74   

Jan 20   In the year 1940 death of omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1940 death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)