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   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   On this day in history nSB'er Woudenberg appointed as NVV-trustee   

Jul 17   On this day in history phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)   

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

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

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   On this day in history 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   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   On this day in history formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)   

Jul 27   Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts on this day in history.   

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

Jul 28   Johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66 in the year 1940.   

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

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

Jul 29   In the year 1940 urk soccer team forms   

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

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

Aug 01   In the year 1940 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 on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1940 birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate   

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   In the year 1940 death of panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

Jan 04   Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1940 kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74   

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 on this day in history.   

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