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Page 17: Historical Events In 1940

Thursday, 12 February 2026

Oct 28   Greece successfully resists Italy's attack.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 29   Connie Mack, (Rep-R-FL, 1983- /Sen-R-FL)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 29   Sec of War Henry L Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in US history.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 30   Cole Porters musical "Panama hattie," premieres in NYC  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 30   HMS STURDY, lost west coast of Scotland, on Tiree Island - ran aground in fog and wrecked.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 31   63 U boats sunk this month (325000 ton).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Oct 31   Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 01   1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 01   Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 01   The inaugural US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 04   Eggs and cake rationed in Netherlands.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 04   Manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 05   Dutch submarine departs Dundee.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 05   Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to a record third term as President  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 05   In this year, President FDR (D) claims unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 06   Franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 06   HMCS Ottawa is sunk by the Italian submarine DiBruno.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 06   Roosevelt is elected President. Democrats keep House control.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 06   Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 07   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 07   Stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 07   Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 08   RAF bombs Munich.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 10   Arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 10   Pittsburgh and Philadelphia play a penalty free NFL game  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 11   1000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 11   Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 12   Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 12   Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes).  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 12   Ria Lubbers, wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 13   Walt Disney's "Fantasia" released.  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 13   Walt Disney's"Fantasia" released  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 14   During WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Nov 14   During WW II, German planes destroyed most of Coventry, England  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

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Jan 02   S. r. s. varadhan: Indian-american mathematician  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 03   Thelma schoonmaker: Actress/editor (casino, cape fear, good fellas)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Anthony skooter teague: Texas, actor (how to succeed in business)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Brian josephson: British physicist (nobel 1973)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Helmut jahn: German architect  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Gao xingjian: Chinese-born french novelist and dramatist, nobel laureate  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   Dany saval: Oakland calif, actress (boeing boeing, moon pilot)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   Michael o'donoghue: American writer   Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Famous Deaths In 1940

Famous People Died In This Year In History

Jan 01   Panuganti lakshminarasimha rao: Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 04   Conrad weiss: German writer/poet (heart of words),   Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 05   Tina modotti: [maria del carmen], ital/mexican communist,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 12   Erich r jaensch: German psychologist (eidetiek),  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 18   Kazimierz p tetmajer: Polish writer/poet (young poland),   Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 20   Omar bundy: U.s. army general (b. 1861)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 24   Emile van bosch: Revue/operetta-artist,  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard

Jan 25   Elias simojoki: Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)  Click To Send On Messenger Click To Send On WhatsappCopy This To Clipboard


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