Historical Events In 1940

Oct 24   Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.  

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

Oct 26   On this day in history canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk.  

Oct 26   The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight in the year 1940.  

Oct 27   On this day in history anthea Joseph, music producer  

Oct 27   Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1940.  

Oct 28   On this day in history andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71  

Oct 28   In the year 1940 greece successfully resists Italy's attack  

Oct 29   Connie Mack, (Rep-R-FL, 1983- /Sen-R-FL) on this day in history.  

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   On this day in history hMS STURDY, lost west coast of Scotland, on Tiree Island - ran aground in fog and wrecked.  

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

Oct 31   In the year 1940 deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto  

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

Nov 01   In the year 1940 prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France  

Nov 01   On this day in history the first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa  

Nov 04   Eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands in the year 1940.  

Nov 04   Manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60 on this day in history.  

Nov 05   Dutch submarine departs Dundee on this day in history.  

Nov 05   On this day in history franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to a record third term as President  

Nov 05   President FDR (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R) on this day in history.  

Nov 06   Franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president in the year 1940.  

Nov 06   HMCS Ottawa is sunk by the Italian submarine DiBruno in the year 1940.  

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

Nov 06   In the year 1940 ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service  

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   Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash on this day in history.  

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   1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier in the year 1940.  

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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1940 birth of dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)  

Jan 05   Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.  

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

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

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

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