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 on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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   In the year 1940 y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide   

Jul 21   On this day in history james E Clyburn, (Rep-D-South Carolina)   

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

Jul 22   Alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy) in the year 1940.   

Jul 22   On this day in history 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   "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London on this day in history.   

Jul 24   1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands in the year 1940.   

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   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 on this day in history.   

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

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

Jul 28   In the year 1940 radio Orange, London begins   

Jul 29   In the year 1940 urk soccer team forms   

Jul 30   On this day in history clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum)   

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

Aug 01   HMS OSWALD,sunk 10 miles SE of Cape Spartivento, SW Italy in Ionian Sea - rammed by Italian destroyer 'Vivaldi' in the year 1940.   

Aug 02   Clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death on this day in history.   

Aug 03   In the year 1940 german occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies   

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born on this day in history.   

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas)   

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

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

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 in the year 1940.   

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   On this day in history death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)