Page 10: Historical Events In 1940

Jun 21   German occupiers disband Dutch States-General/Council of State   

Jun 21   HMAS Sydney and Stuart bombard Bardia   

Jun 22   Abbas Kiarostami, author/director (Under the Olive Trees, Close Up)   

Jun 22   France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarmed   

Jun 22   France falls to Nazi Germany; armistice signed, France disarms   

Jun 22   French sign armistice with Germans at Compiegne   

Jun 22   M A Noble, cricketer (giant of NSW/Australian cricket), dies   

Jun 23   Marcel Louette seeks opposition group "White Brigade" on Antwerp   

Jun 24   France signs an armistice with Italy during WW II   

Jun 25   Adolf Hitler views Eiffel tower and grave of Napoleon in France   

Jun 25   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'.   

Jun 26   End of USSR experimental calendar; Gregorian readopted 6/27.   

Jun 26   Hundreds of Kovno Jews are taken to the "Ninth Fort" and murdered.   

Jun 27   800 Jews are burned alive inside Great Synagogue. 1200 others die in shooting   

Jun 27   HMS WREN, sunk 10 miles of Aldeburgh, eastern England in North Sea - by German bombers   

Jun 27   Soviet Army attacks Romania   

Jun 27   USSR returns to the Gregorian calendar.   

Jun 28   "Quiz Kids?" premieres on radio   

Jun 28   Italo Balbo, Italian pilot/gov-gen of Libya, dies at 44.   

Jun 28   Romania cedes Bessarabia to Soviet Union   

Jun 29   Anjer (Carnation) Day-anniversary of Prince Bernhard   

Jun 29   Paul Klee, Swiss/German painter/tutor (Modern Art), dies at 60.   

Jun 29   US passes Alien Registration Act requiring Aliens to register   

Jun 30   "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, 1st appears   

Jun 30   "Brenda Starr" cartoon strip, by Dale Messick, inaugural appears   

Jun 30   US Fish and Wildlife Service established.   

Jul 01   Channel Islands occupied by German forces.   

Jul 02   Ben[jamin] Turpin, US comic (Saps at Sea, His New Job), dies   

Jul 02   In this year, Dutch PM Colijn publishes "Borders of 2 Worlds" (German victory)   

Jul 02   Lake Washington (Seattle) Floating bridge dedicated   

Jul 02   The Arandora Star was torpedoed en route to Canada, survirors rescued by HMCS ST. Laurent.   

Jul 03   ARP-leader/ex-premier Colijn argues cooperation with Germany   

Jul 03   British Royal Navy sinks French fleet in North Africa.   

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Jan 02   S. r. s. varadhan: Indian-american mathematician   

Jan 03   Thelma schoonmaker: Actress/editor (casino, cape fear, good fellas)   

Jan 04   Anthony skooter teague: Texas, actor (how to succeed in business)   

Jan 04   Brian josephson: British physicist (nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   Helmut jahn: German architect   

Jan 04   Gao xingjian: Chinese-born french novelist and dramatist, nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Dany saval: Oakland calif, actress (boeing boeing, moon pilot)   

Jan 05   Michael o'donoghue: American writer    

Jan 01   Panuganti lakshminarasimha rao: Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

Jan 04   Conrad weiss: German writer/poet (heart of words),    

Jan 05   Tina modotti: [maria del carmen], ital/mexican communist,   

Jan 12   Erich r jaensch: German psychologist (eidetiek),    

Jan 18   Kazimierz p tetmajer: Polish writer/poet (young poland),    

Jan 20   Omar bundy: U.s. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   Emile van bosch: Revue/operetta-artist,    

Jan 25   Elias simojoki: Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)