Historical Events In 1940

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

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   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   In the year 1940 samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai   

Jul 20   Germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands on this day in history.   

Jul 20   Singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1 on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

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   On this day in history bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare.   

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

Jul 28   Phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater) on this day in history.   

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

Jul 29   Urk soccer team forms in the year 1940.   

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

Jul 30   The birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor on this day in history.   

Jul 31   38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton) on this day in history.   

Jul 31   On this day in history whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel   

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

Aug 02   In the year 1940 clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death   

Aug 03   German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born in the year 1940.   

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 on this day in history.   

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   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   Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1940 emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)