Historical Events In 1940

Jun 16   In the year 1940 communist govt installed in Lithuania   

Jun 16   Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies in the year 1940.   

Jun 16   In the year 1940 hMS GRAMPUS,sunk off Augusta, eastern Sicily in Ionian Sea by Italian torpedo boats 'Circe' and 'Clio'.   

Jun 17   Chief of Naval Operations asks Congress for money to build two-ocean Navy on this day in history.   

Jun 17   France asks Germany for terms of surrender in WW II on this day in history.   

Jun 18   In the year 1940 gen Charles de Gaulle on BBC tells French to defy nazi occupiers   

Jun 18   On this day in history the French cruiser Emile Bertin arrives in Canada with $305 million in gold from the Bank of France; gold released after the war.   

Jun 18   On this day in history the RAF's 242 'Canadian' Squadron withdraws from France.   

Jun 18   On this day in history winston Churchill urges perseverance so that future generations would remember that "this was their finest hour"   

Jun 19   "Brenda Starr," 1st cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago on this day in history.   

Jun 19   In the year 1940 "Brenda Starr," first cartoon strip by a woman, appears in Chicago   

Jun 19   HMS ORPHEUS, sunk north of Tobruk, eastern Libya by Italian destroyer "Turbine" in the year 1940.   

Jun 19   On this day in history maurice Jaubert, composer, dies at 40   

Jun 20   Jehan Alain, French organist/composer, dies in battle at 29 on this day in history.   

Jun 20   On this day in history joe Louis TKOs Arturo Godoy in 8 for heavyweight boxing title   

Jun 21   Edouard Vuillard, French painter/graphic artist, dies in the year 1940.   

Jun 21   German occupiers disband Dutch States-General/Council of State on this day in history.   

Jun 21   In the year 1940 hMAS Sydney and Stuart bombard Bardia   

Jun 22   In the year 1940 abbas Kiarostami, author/director (Under the Olive Trees, Close Up)   

Jun 22   France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarmed on this day in history.   

Jun 22   France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarms on this day in history.   

Jun 22   French sign armistice with Germans at Compiegne in the year 1940.   

Jun 22   On this day in history m A Noble, cricketer (giant of NSW/Australian cricket), dies   

Jun 23   In the year 1940 marcel Louette seeks opposition group "White Brigade" on Antwerp   

Jun 24   In the year 1940 france signs an armistice with Italy during WW II   

Jun 25   Adolf Hitler views Eiffel tower & grave of Napoleon in France on this day in history.   

Jun 25   On this day in history clint Warwick, [Eccles], Birmingham England, bassist (Moody Blues)   

Jun 25   HMCS FRASER (RCN, ex 'Crescent), lost off Gironde Estuary, western France by collision with RN cruiser 'Calcutta' on this day in history.   

Jun 26   End of USSR experimental calendar; Gregorian readopted 6/27 on this day in history.   

Jun 26   On this day in history hundreds of Kovno Jews are taken to the "Ninth Fort" and murdered.   

Jun 27   In the year 1940 800 Jews are burned alive inside Great Synagogue. 1,200 others die in shooting   

Jun 27   On this day in history hMS WREN, sunk 10 miles of Aldeburgh, eastern England in North Sea - by German bombers.   

Jun 27   In the year 1940 soviet Army attacks Romania   

Jun 27   On this day in history uSSR returns to the Gregorian calendar   

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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 in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

Jan 04   Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.   

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   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 24   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 in the year 1940.   

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