Page 17: Historical Events In 1940

Oct 24   Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 26   The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight on this day in history.   

Oct 27   Anthea Joseph, music producer in the year 1940.   

Oct 27   On this day in history fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72   

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

Oct 28   In the year 1940 greece successfully resists Italy's attack   

Oct 29   On this day in history connie Mack, (Rep-R-FL, 1983- /Sen-R-FL)   

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   In the year 1940 hMS STURDY, lost west coast of Scotland, on Tiree Island - ran aground in fog and wrecked.   

Oct 31   In the year 1940 63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton)   

Oct 31   Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto in the year 1940.   

Nov 01   1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa in the year 1940.   

Nov 01   On this day in history prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France   

Nov 01   The first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1940 eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands   

Nov 04   Manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60 in the year 1940.   

Nov 05   Dutch submarine departs Dundee in the year 1940.   

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

Nov 05   President FDR (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R) on this day in history.   

Nov 06   On this day in history franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president   

Nov 06   On this day in history hMCS Ottawa is sunk by the Italian submarine DiBruno   

Nov 06   In the year 1940 roosevelt is elected President. Democrats keep House control.   

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

Nov 07   In the year 1940 guido Provoost, Belgian historian   

Nov 07   Stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1940 tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash   

Nov 08   In the year 1940 rAF bombs Munich   

Nov 10   On this day in history arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71   

Nov 10   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history birth of michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)   

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

Jan 04   Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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   Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) died in the year 1940.   

Jan 24   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 in the year 1940.   

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died on this day in history.