Page 12: 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

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

Jul 19   On this day in history samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai   

Jul 20   In the year 1940 germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands   

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   On this day in history alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy)   

Jul 22   Dutch prime minister De Geer meets Hitler seeking peace talks in the year 1940.   

Jul 23   In the year 1940 "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   On this day in history billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts   

Jul 27   Bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare in the year 1940.   

Jul 28   In the year 1940 johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 28   In the year 1940 phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater)   

Jul 28   In the year 1940 radio Orange, London begins   

Jul 29   On this day in history urk soccer team forms   

Jul 30   Clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 31   In the year 1940 38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton)   

Jul 31   In the year 1940 whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel   

Aug 01   First expulsion of Jews from Cracow in the year 1940.   

Aug 01   On this day in history 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   In the year 1940 german occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies   

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of s. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician   

Jan 03   In the year 1940 birth of thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas)   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   In the year 1940 tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46   

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

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

Jan 20   In the year 1940 death of omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1940 death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)