Historical Events In 1940

Aug 03   Lithuanian is accepted into the USSR in the year 1940.   

Aug 03   The birth of Martin Sheen, American actor in the year 1940.   

Aug 03   Willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide in the year 1940.   

Aug 04   Karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities) in the year 1940.   

Aug 04   On this day in history vladimir Jabotinsky, founder of Revisionist Zionism, dies   

Aug 05   "Acquaintance" blows-up Zandvoortse synagouge on this day in history.   

Aug 05   In the year 1940 frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75   

Aug 06   On this day in history estonia is annexed into Soviet empire   

Aug 07   Churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile in the year 1940.   

Aug 07   Largest amount paid for a stamp ($45,000 for an 1856 British Guiana) on this day in history.   

Aug 07   Marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place) in the year 1940.   

Aug 08   In the year 1940 31 German aircrafts shot down over England   

Aug 08   Battle of Britain on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Battle of Britain began as Germany launches air attacks on this day in history.   

Aug 10   On this day in history anti-Jewish laws are passed in Romania.   

Aug 10   On this day in history prince Bernhard Fund forms   

Aug 11   38 German aircrafts shot down above England on this day in history.   

Aug 12   Luftwaffe bombs British radar stations, loses 31 aircrafts in the year 1940.   

Aug 13   On this day in history air crash in Canberra kills three UAP ministers and Chief of the General Staff   

Aug 13   In the year 1940 george C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75   

Aug 13   On this day in history germany air attack on South England (Battle of Britain begins)   

Aug 14   Dutch Premier De Geer vacations in Switzerland in the year 1940.   

Aug 15   In the year 1940 1st edition of Jewish Weekly newspaper in Amsterdam (under Nazi)   

Aug 16   On this day in history 45 German aircrafts shot down over England   

Aug 16   On this day in history billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries   

Aug 17   In the year 1940 fDR & Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission   

Aug 17   On this day in history fDR &Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission   

Aug 18   In the year 1940 71 German aircrafts shot down above England   

Aug 18   Chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler dies on this day in history.   

Aug 19   The birth of Jill St John, American actress on this day in history.   

Aug 20   On this day in history 1st Polish squadrons fight along in the Battle of Britain   

Aug 20   On this day in history british PM Churchill says of the Royal Air Force, "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few"   

Aug 20   In the year 1940 leon Trotsky, assassinated in Mexico City by Stalin agents, dies 8/21   

Aug 21   In the year 1940 leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1940 birth of thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas)   

Jan 04   Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate   

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   Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died on this day in history.