Historical Events In 1940

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 in the year 1940.  

Jul 16   In the year 1940 nSB'er Woudenberg appointed as NVV-trustee  

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

Jul 20   On this day in history germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands  

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) on this day in history.  

Jul 21   Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania in the year 1940.  

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 in the year 1940.  

Jul 23   "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London in the year 1940.  

Jul 24   In the year 1940 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   Johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66 on this day in history.  

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

Jul 28   In the year 1940 radio Orange, London begins  

Jul 29   Urk soccer team forms on this day in history.  

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

Jul 30   On this day in history the birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor  

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

Jul 31   On this day in history 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   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   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born in the year 1940.  

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)  

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

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

Jan 05   In the year 1940 birth of dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)  

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

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   Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 in the year 1940.  

Jan 12   On this day in history erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56  

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 on this day in history.  

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

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died in the year 1940.