Page 12: Historical Events In 1940
Friday, 07 February 2025
Jul 15 On this day in history 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 on this day in history.
Jul 16 NSB'er Woudenberg appointed as NVV-trustee in the year 1940.
Jul 17 On this day in history phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)
Jul 18 1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct in the year 1940.
Jul 18 The first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct in the year 1940.
Jul 19 Hitler orders Great Britain to surrenders on this day in history.
Jul 19 On this day in history samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai
Jul 20 Germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands in the year 1940.
Jul 20 On this day in history singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1
Jul 20 Y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide in the year 1940.
Jul 21 On this day in history james E Clyburn, (Rep-D-South Carolina)
Jul 21 On this day in history soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania
Jul 22 Alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy) in the year 1940.
Jul 22 In the year 1940 dutch prime minister De Geer meets Hitler seeking peace talks
Jul 23 In the year 1940 "Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins
Jul 23 "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London on this day in history.
Jul 24 1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands in the year 1940.
Jul 25 In the year 1940 john Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R
Jul 26 On this day in history formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)
Jul 27 In the year 1940 billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts
Jul 27 On this day in history bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare.
Jul 28 Johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1940.
Jul 28 Phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater) on this day in history.
Jul 28 On this day in history radio Orange, London begins
Jul 29 Urk soccer team forms on this day in history.
Jul 30 On this day in history clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum)
Jul 30 On this day in history the birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor
Jul 31 On this day in history 38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton)
Jul 31 Whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel on this day in history.
Aug 01 First expulsion of Jews from Cracow in the year 1940.
Aug 01 In the year 1940 hMS OSWALD,sunk 10 miles SE of Cape Spartivento, SW Italy in Ionian Sea - rammed by Italian destroyer 'Vivaldi'.
Aug 02 On this day in history clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death
Aug 03 German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies in the year 1940.
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