Page 16: Historical Events In 1940

Oct 06   Boris Dmitriyevich Andreyev, Russia, cosmonaut.   

Oct 06   Ferdinando Liuzzi, composer, dies at 55.   

Oct 06   Zoological Gardens opens on Sloat and Skyline in SF.   

Oct 07   Reds Bucky Walters is 1st pitcher in 14 years to homer in World Series.   

Oct 08   Cin Reds beat Detroit Tigers, 4 games to 3, in 37th World Series   

Oct 08   Robert Emden, Swiss geo/astro physics (Gaskugeln), dies at 78   

Oct 09   John Lennon, Former member of 'The Beatles' is born   

Oct 09   Winston Churchill elected head of the Conservative party.   

Oct 12   Tom Mix, US actor (Texan, Hidden Gold), dies at 60.   

Oct 14   Balham tube disaster during the Blitz.   

Oct 15   -16] Heavy German air raid on London, 400 killed.   

Oct 16   Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr named 1st black general in regular army   

Oct 16   Benjamin Oliver Davis Sr named inaugural black general in regular army.   

Oct 16   Lottery for inaugural US WW II draftees held; #158 was drawn 1st   

Oct 16   Warsaw Ghetto established   

Oct 17   German occupiers issue identity cards.   

Oct 18   HMS H.49,sunk off Texel island, Holland in North Sea by depth charges from German anti-submarine trawlers UJ.116 and UJ.118. On patrol off Dutch coast at time of threatened German invasion of Britain.   

Oct 18   Kaufman and Harts "George Washington Slept Here," premieres in NYC.   

Oct 18   Suze Groeneweg, 1st woman in Dutch 2nd Chamber (1918-37), dies at 65.   

Oct 20   Cheese rationed in Netherlands   

Oct 21   Don Ritter, (Rep-R-PA, 1979- ).   

Oct 21   RAF drops 1st anti-nazi pamphlets on Netherlands.   

Oct 22   HMCS MARGAREE (RCN , ex 'Diana'), lost west of Ireland by collision with SS 'Port Fairy'.   

Oct 23   Freddie Marsden, Liverpool, rock drummer (Gerry and The Pacemakers).   

Oct 23   Pele, Famous Brazilian soccer player is born.   

Oct 24   40 hour work week comes into force (Fair Labor Standards of 1938)   

Oct 24   Japan eliminates US terms (strike, play ball) from baseball   

Oct 24   Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 25   Benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army   

Oct 26   Canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk.   

Oct 26   The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight   

Oct 27   Anthea Joseph, music producer   

Oct 27   Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72   

Oct 28   Andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71   

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Jan 02   S. r. s. varadhan: Indian-american mathematician   

Jan 03   Thelma schoonmaker: Actress/editor (casino, cape fear, good fellas)   

Jan 04   Anthony skooter teague: Texas, actor (how to succeed in business)   

Jan 04   Brian josephson: British physicist (nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   Helmut jahn: German architect   

Jan 04   Gao xingjian: Chinese-born french novelist and dramatist, nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Dany saval: Oakland calif, actress (boeing boeing, moon pilot)   

Jan 05   Michael o'donoghue: American writer   

Jan 01   Panuganti lakshminarasimha rao: Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

Jan 04   Conrad weiss: German writer/poet (heart of words),    

Jan 05   Tina modotti: [maria del carmen], ital/mexican communist,    

Jan 12   Erich r jaensch: German psychologist (eidetiek),    

Jan 18   Kazimierz p tetmajer: Polish writer/poet (young poland),   

Jan 20   Omar bundy: U.s. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   Emile van bosch: Revue/operetta-artist,   

Jan 25   Elias simojoki: Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)