Page 12: Historical Events In 1940

Jul 15   In the year 1940 robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32   

Jul 15   In the year 1940 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   In the year 1940 nSB'er Woudenberg appointed as NVV-trustee   

Jul 17   In the year 1940 phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)   

Jul 18   In the year 1940 1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct   

Jul 18   On this day in history the first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct   

Jul 19   In the year 1940 hitler orders Great Britain to surrenders   

Jul 19   Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai in the year 1940.   

Jul 20   Germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands in the year 1940.   

Jul 20   In the year 1940 singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1   

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

Jul 21   James E Clyburn, (Rep-D-South Carolina) in the year 1940.   

Jul 21   Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania on this day in history.   

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

Jul 23   On this day in history "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London   

Jul 24   On this day in history 1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands   

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

Jul 26   In the year 1940 formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)   

Jul 27   Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts in the year 1940.   

Jul 27   Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 28   Phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater) in the year 1940.   

Jul 28   On this day in history radio Orange, London begins   

Jul 29   Urk soccer team forms in the year 1940.   

Jul 30   Clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum) in the year 1940.   

Jul 30   The birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor in the year 1940.   

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 in the year 1940.   

Aug 01   On this day in history first expulsion of Jews from Cracow.   

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   Clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death in the year 1940.   

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

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born in the year 1940.   

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 in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   In the year 1940 birth of michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)   

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 in the year 1940.   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 18   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 in the year 1940.   

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)