Page 11: Historical Events In 1940

Jul 03   George Shepstone, cricketer (2 Tests for S Africa 1896-99), dies   

Jul 03   The legendary comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello debuted with their network radio show on NBC   

Jul 05   Diplomatic relations broken between Britain and Vichy govt in France.   

Jul 05   HMS WHIRLWIND, sunk in the North Atlantic 120 miles west of Lands End, south west England 1 torpedo from German U-34   

Jul 09   In this year, 8th All Star Baseball Game: NL claims 4-0 at Sportsman's Park, St Louis.   

Jul 10   Australian fighter pilots begin their participation in the Battle of Britain.   

Jul 10   Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces attacked by air (114 days)   

Jul 10   Battle of Britain began as Nazi forces attacked by air   

Jul 10   Battle of Britian began.   

Jul 10   Donald Francis Tovey, English musicologist/composer, dies at 64   

Jul 11   British and German dogfight above Lyme Bay.   

Jul 11   Petty Officer D. A. Hewitt inaugural Canadian killed in the Battle of Britain.   

Jul 13   Patrick Stewart, England, actor (Picard-Star Trek Next Generation)   

Jul 14   Bill Howell, cricketer (18 Tests for Aust 1898-1905), dies.   

Jul 14   Due to beanball wars, Spalding advertises batting helmet with earflaps.   

Jul 15   1st betatron placed in operation, Urbana, Il   

Jul 15   Donald Calthrop, dies at 52   

Jul 15   Robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32   

Jul 15   Voluntary Defence Force (VDC), composed mainly of World War One veterans, formed by Returned Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's League of Australia for home defence.   

Jul 16   NSB'er Woudenberg appointed as NVV-trustee   

Jul 17   Phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)   

Jul 18   1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct.   

Jul 18   The inaugural successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct.   

Jul 19   Hitler orders Great Britain to surrenders   

Jul 19   Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai   

Jul 20   Germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands   

Jul 20   Singles record charts inaugural published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1   

Jul 20   Y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide   

Jul 21   James E Clyburn, (Rep-D-South Carolina)   

Jul 21   Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania   

Jul 22   Alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy).   

Jul 22   Dutch prime minister De Geer meets Hitler seeking peace talks   

Jul 23   "Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins.   

Jul 23   "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London   

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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)