Page 12: Historical Events In 1940

Jul 15   In the year 1940 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 on this day in history.   

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   1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct in the year 1940.   

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   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   Singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1 in the year 1940.   

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   On this day in history soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania   

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

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 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) on this day in history.   

Jul 28   On this day in history radio Orange, London begins   

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

Jul 30   Clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum) in the year 1940.   

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

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

Jul 31   Whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel in the year 1940.   

Aug 01   First expulsion of Jews from Cracow on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1940 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 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   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   Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

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 on this day in history.   

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

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 in the year 1940.   

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