Historical Events In 1940

Oct 24   On this day in history victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 25   Benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk in the year 1940.   

Oct 26   The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight in the year 1940.   

Oct 27   On this day in history anthea Joseph, music producer   

Oct 27   In the year 1940 fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72   

Oct 28   On this day in history andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 28   Greece successfully resists Italy's attack in the year 1940.   

Oct 29   Connie Mack, (Rep-R-FL, 1983- /Sen-R-FL) in the year 1940.   

Oct 29   In the year 1940 sec of War Henry L Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in US history   

Oct 30   On this day in history 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 in the year 1940.   

Oct 31   On this day in history 63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton)   

Oct 31   Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto on this day in history.   

Nov 01   1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa on this day in history.   

Nov 01   Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France in the year 1940.   

Nov 01   In the year 1940 the first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa   

Nov 04   Eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands in the year 1940.   

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

Nov 05   Dutch submarine departs Dundee on this day in history.   

Nov 05   In the year 1940 franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to a record third term as President   

Nov 05   In the year 1940 president FDR (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R)   

Nov 06   Franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president on this day in history.   

Nov 06   HMCS Ottawa is sunk by the Italian submarine DiBruno in the year 1940.   

Nov 06   Roosevelt is elected President. Democrats keep House control on this day in history.   

Nov 06   In the year 1940 ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service   

Nov 07   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago   

Nov 07   Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash on this day in history.   

Nov 08   On this day in history rAF bombs Munich   

Nov 10   Arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71 in the year 1940.   

Nov 10   In the year 1940 pittsburgh & Philadelphia play a penalty free NFL game   

Nov 11   In the year 1940 1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier   

Nov 11   In the year 1940 blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100   

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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   On this day in history birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)   

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

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 01   On this day in history death of panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

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

Jan 12   On this day in history 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   On this day in history death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)