Historical Events In 1940
Thursday, 18 April 2024
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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