Page 14: Historical Events In 1940

Aug 23   German bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London on this day in history.   

Aug 23   German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London in the year 1940.   

Aug 24   Luftwaffe bombs London in the year 1940.   

Aug 24   Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin) on this day in history.   

Aug 25   In the year 1940 first "parachute wedding."   

Aug 25   The first parachute wedding (how do you kiss the bride?) on this day in history.   

Aug 26   RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk on this day in history.   

Aug 27   Caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan) on this day in history.   

Aug 28   On this day in history french colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support Gen De Gaulle   

Aug 29   In the year 1940 7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567)   

Aug 29   Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1940 1st edition pf illegal opposition newspaper Free Netherlands   

Aug 31   Hollywood screen stars Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Leigh are married on this day in history.   

Aug 31   On this day in history johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58   

Sep 02   In the year 1940 23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa   

Sep 02   Beverly Sanders, Hollywood Calif, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey) in the year 1940.   

Sep 03   In the year 1940 1st showing of high definition color TV   

Sep 03   In the year 1940 otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Hafvets Stjorna), dies at 59   

Sep 03   The birth of Pauline Collins, British actress in the year 1940.   

Sep 03   The first showing of high definition color TV on this day in history.   

Sep 03   On this day in history uS gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease   

Sep 04   CBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB on this day in history.   

Sep 04   The 'Battle of Britain' begins, after Hitler threatens to raze British cities to the ground because British bombers attacked Munich in the year 1940.   

Sep 05   All 355 Jewish-owned businesses in Luxembourg become "Aryan" property on this day in history.   

Sep 06   Crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania on this day in history.   

Sep 07   In the year 1940 54th US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63)   

Sep 07   On this day in history edmund Rumpler, Austria auto/airplane builder, dies   

Sep 07   In the year 1940 german Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights   

Sep 09   28 German aircraft shot down above England on this day in history.   

Sep 10   Buckingham Palace hit by German bomb in the year 1940.   

Sep 11   On this day in history -12] Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs   

Sep 11   On this day in history the birth of Brian DePalma, American director   

Sep 12   49 die & 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ) 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   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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 01   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1940.   

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 in the year 1940.   

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)