Page 17: Historical Events In 1940

Oct 28   Greece successfully resists Italy's attack   

Oct 29   Connie Mack, (Rep-R-FL, 1983- /Sen-R-FL)   

Oct 29   Sec of War Henry L Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in US history   

Oct 30   Cole Porters musical "Panama hattie," premieres in NYC.   

Oct 30   HMS STURDY, lost west coast of Scotland, on Tiree Island - ran aground in fog and wrecked.   

Oct 31   63 U boats sunk this month (325000 ton).   

Oct 31   Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto   

Nov 01   1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa   

Nov 01   Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France   

Nov 01   The inaugural US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa   

Nov 04   Eggs and cake rationed in Netherlands   

Nov 04   Manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60   

Nov 05   Dutch submarine departs Dundee   

Nov 05   Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to a record third term as President.   

Nov 05   In this year, President FDR (D) claims unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R)   

Nov 06   Franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president   

Nov 06   HMCS Ottawa is sunk by the Italian submarine DiBruno   

Nov 06   Roosevelt is elected President. Democrats keep House control   

Nov 06   Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service   

Nov 07   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian   

Nov 07   Stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago   

Nov 07   Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash   

Nov 08   RAF bombs Munich.   

Nov 10   Arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71.   

Nov 10   Pittsburgh and Philadelphia play a penalty free NFL game.   

Nov 11   1000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier.   

Nov 11   Blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100   

Nov 12   Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34.   

Nov 12   Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes)   

Nov 12   Ria Lubbers, wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers   

Nov 13   Walt Disney's "Fantasia" released   

Nov 13   Walt Disney's"Fantasia" released   

Nov 14   During WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England   

Nov 14   During WW II, German planes destroyed most of Coventry, England.   

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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)