Page 13: Historical Events In 1940

Aug 03   On this day in history lithuanian is accepted into the USSR   

Aug 03   On this day in history the birth of Martin Sheen, American actor   

Aug 03   On this day in history willard Hershberger, catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide   

Aug 04   In the year 1940 karel Vachek, director (Moravska Hellas, Elective Affinities)   

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   On this day in history frederick A Cook, US, explorer (North Pole), dies at 75   

Aug 06   Estonia is annexed into Soviet empire on this day in history.   

Aug 07   In the year 1940 churchill recognizes De Gaulle govt in exile   

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

Aug 07   On this day in history marlyn Mason, San Fernando Cal, actress (Making It, Peyton Place)   

Aug 08   31 German aircrafts shot down over England on this day in history.   

Aug 08   Battle of Britain in the year 1940.   

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

Aug 10   Anti-Jewish laws are passed in Romania in the year 1940.   

Aug 10   In the year 1940 prince Bernhard Fund forms   

Aug 11   38 German aircrafts shot down above England in the year 1940.   

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

Aug 13   Air crash in Canberra kills three UAP ministers and Chief of the General Staff on this day in history.   

Aug 13   George C Pearce, actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75 on this day in history.   

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

Aug 14   On this day in history dutch Premier De Geer vacations in Switzerland   

Aug 15   On this day in history 1st edition of Jewish Weekly newspaper in Amsterdam (under Nazi)   

Aug 16   45 German aircrafts shot down over England in the year 1940.   

Aug 16   Billy Fiske, US RAF-pilot/2nd lieutenant, dies of injuries on this day in history.   

Aug 17   FDR & Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission on this day in history.   

Aug 17   FDR &Canadian PM William M King agree to joint defense commission in the year 1940.   

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

Aug 18   In the year 1940 chrysler founder Walter P. Chrysler dies   

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   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" in the year 1940.   

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

Aug 21   Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary, icepicked by Frank Jackson at 62 on this day in history.   

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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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 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   On this day in history birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

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   Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) was born in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1940 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   On this day in history 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   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died in the year 1940.