Page 14: Historical Events In 1940

Aug 23   In the year 1940 german bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London   

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

Aug 24   In the year 1940 luftwaffe bombs London   

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

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

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

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

Aug 28   French colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support Gen De Gaulle on this day in history.   

Aug 29   7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567) on this day in history.   

Aug 29   Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 in the year 1940.   

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

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 in the year 1940.   

Sep 02   In the year 1940 beverly Sanders, Hollywood Calif, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey)   

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

Sep 03   Otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Hafvets Stjorna), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1940 cBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB   

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

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 on this day in history.   

Sep 07   54th US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63) on this day in history.   

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

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   In the year 1940 buckingham Palace hit by German bomb   

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

Sep 11   In the year 1940 the birth of Brian DePalma, American director   

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

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Jan 02   On this day in history 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   Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   In the year 1940 birth of michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)   

Jan 01   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   In the year 1940 tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46   

Jan 12   In the year 1940 erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56   

Jan 18   On this day in history 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   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

Jan 25   In the year 1940 death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)