Page 15: Historical Events In 1940

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

Sep 13   Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs in the year 1940.   

Sep 14   Congress passes 1st peace-time conscription bill (draft law) on this day in history.   

Sep 14   Congress passes first peace-time conscription bill (draft law) in the year 1940.   

Sep 15   3rd American Football League plays 1st game (Milw 14, Columbus 2) in the year 1940.   

Sep 15   Battle of Britain ends with RAF victory on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Dick Ket, painter/cartoonist, dies at 37 on this day in history.   

Sep 15   Tide turns in Battle of Britain in WW II, RAF beats Luftwaffe in the year 1940.   

Sep 16   In the year 1940 dutch SS forms   

Sep 16   Samuel T Rayburn of Tx elected speaker of the House in the year 1940.   

Sep 17   Nazis deprive Jews of possessions in the year 1940.   

Sep 18   19 German aircrafts shot down above England on this day in history.   

Sep 18   In the year 1940 frankie Avalon, Phila, actor (Beach movies)/singer (Venus)   

Sep 19   On this day in history nazi decree forbids gentile woman to work in Jewish homes   

Sep 19   Nazi decree forbids gentile women to work in Jewish homes on this day in history.   

Sep 21   Bill Kurtis, Pensacola Fla, newscaster (American Parade) in the year 1940.   

Sep 23   -27] French/British assault on French fleet in Dakar, flees in the year 1940.   

Sep 23   On this day in history japanese troops enter IndoChina   

Sep 24   Jimmy Foxx hits his 500th career HR on this day in history.   

Sep 24   The Cdn. Navy received 6 former US Navy "4 stackers" destroyers and renames them HMCS Annapolis, Columbia,Niagra, St. Clair ST. Croix and St. Francis in the year 1940.   

Sep 25   In the year 1940 cdn. Armed Merchanman Prince Rupert captures the German ship Wesser off Mexico   

Sep 25   German High Commissioner in Norway sets up Vidkun Quisling govt in the year 1940.   

Sep 26   Airplane manufacturer in Woolston bombed, 30 killed on this day in history.   

Sep 26   On this day in history walter Benjamin, writer, dies at 48   

Sep 27   55 German aircrafts shot down above England on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Black leaders protest discrimination in US armed forces on this day in history.   

Sep 27   Establishment of Berlin-Tokyo-Rome Axis in the year 1940.   

Sep 27   Walter Benjamin, German/French literature critic/writer, dies at 48 in the year 1940.   

Sep 28   Michigan's Tom Harmon runs 72, 86 & 94 yard touchdowns on this day in history.   

Sep 29   On this day in history "Double or Nothing," a radio quiz show, 1st heard on Mutual Radio Net   

Sep 29   On this day in history first US merchant ship "Booker T Washington" commanded by a black captain (Hugh Mulzac), launched at Wilmington Delaware   

Sep 30   On this day in history 47 German aircrafts shot down above England   

Sep 30   On this day in history walter Kollo, composer, dies at 62   

Oct 01   In the year 1940 pennsylvania Turnpike, pioneer toll thruway, opens   

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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 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

Jan 04   Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born on this day in history.   

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   On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 in the year 1940.   

Jan 20   In the year 1940 death of omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   On this day in history emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52   

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died in the year 1940.