Historical Events In 1940

Aug 23   German bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London in the year 1940.  

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

Aug 24   Luftwaffe bombs London in the year 1940.  

Aug 24   In the year 1940 paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80  

Aug 25   In the year 1940 1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin)  

Aug 25   First "parachute wedding." on this day in history.  

Aug 25   In the year 1940 the first parachute wedding (how do you kiss the bride?)  

Aug 26   In the year 1940 rKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk  

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   7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567) on this day in history.  

Aug 29   In the year 1940 arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77  

Aug 31   On this day in history 1st edition pf illegal opposition newspaper Free Netherlands  

Aug 31   Hollywood screen stars Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Leigh are married in the year 1940.  

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

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

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   On this day in history otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Hafvets Stjorna), dies at 59  

Sep 03   On this day in history the birth of Pauline Collins, British actress  

Sep 03   On this day in history the first showing of high definition color TV  

Sep 03   In the year 1940 uS gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease  

Sep 04   CBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB in the year 1940.  

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 in the year 1940.  

Sep 06   Crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania in the year 1940.  

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

Sep 07   In the year 1940 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   In the year 1940 28 German aircraft shot down above England  

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

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

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

Sep 12   In the year 1940 49 die & 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ)  

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born in the year 1940.  

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born in the year 1940.  

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)  

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

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   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   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died in the year 1940.