Historical Events In 1940

Jul 15   Robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32 on this day in history.   

Jul 15   On this day in history 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 in the year 1940.   

Jul 17   Phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$) on this day in history.   

Jul 18   1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct on this day in history.   

Jul 18   In the year 1940 the first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct   

Jul 19   Hitler orders Great Britain to surrenders on this day in history.   

Jul 19   In the year 1940 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   Singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1 in the year 1940.   

Jul 20   On this day in history y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide   

Jul 21   In the year 1940 james E Clyburn, (Rep-D-South Carolina)   

Jul 21   On this day in history soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania   

Jul 22   In the year 1940 alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy)   

Jul 22   In the year 1940 dutch prime minister De Geer meets Hitler seeking peace talks   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Jul 25   John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R in the year 1940.   

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   Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare on this day in history.   

Jul 28   Johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater)   

Jul 28   Radio Orange, London begins in the year 1940.   

Jul 29   Urk soccer team forms in the year 1940.   

Jul 30   In the year 1940 clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum)   

Jul 30   In the year 1940 the birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor   

Jul 31   In the year 1940 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 on this day in history.   

Aug 01   HMS OSWALD,sunk 10 miles SE of Cape Spartivento, SW Italy in Ionian Sea - rammed by Italian destroyer 'Vivaldi' on this day in history.   

Aug 02   On this day in history clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death   

Aug 03   On this day in history german occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies   

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Jan 02   In the year 1940 birth of s. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician   

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)   

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

Jan 04   Helmut Jahn, German architect was born on this day in history.   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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 in the year 1940.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 12   Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56 in the year 1940.   

Jan 18   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) died in the year 1940.   

Jan 24   In the year 1940 emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52   

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died on this day in history.