Page 14: Historical Events In 1940

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

Aug 23   On this day in history german Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London   

Aug 24   In the year 1940 luftwaffe bombs London   

Aug 24   On this day in history paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80   

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

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

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

Aug 26   On this day in history rKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk   

Aug 27   In the year 1940 caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan)   

Aug 28   In the year 1940 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   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   In the year 1940 hollywood screen stars Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Leigh are married.   

Aug 31   Johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58 in the year 1940.   

Sep 02   23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa on this day in history.   

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

Sep 03   1st showing of high definition color TV on this day in history.   

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

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 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 on this day in history.   

Sep 06   On this day in history crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania   

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

Sep 07   Edmund Rumpler, Austria auto/airplane builder, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 07   On this day in history german Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights   

Sep 09   28 German aircraft shot down above England in the year 1940.   

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

Sep 11   -12] Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs in the year 1940.   

Sep 11   The birth of Brian DePalma, American director in the year 1940.   

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

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Jan 02   In the year 1940 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   In the year 1940 birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   Helmut Jahn, German architect was born in the year 1940.   

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   Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1940.   

Jan 18   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 in the year 1940.   

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   On this day in history death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)