Historical Events In 1940

Oct 24   Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1940.  

Oct 25   On this day in history benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army  

Oct 26   On this day in history canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk.  

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

Oct 27   In the year 1940 anthea Joseph, music producer  

Oct 27   Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72 in the year 1940.  

Oct 28   In the year 1940 andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71  

Oct 28   Greece successfully resists Italy's attack on this day in history.  

Oct 29   Connie Mack, (Rep-R-FL, 1983- /Sen-R-FL) on this day in history.  

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   63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) on this day in history.  

Oct 31   On this day in history deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto  

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

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

Nov 01   The first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa in the year 1940.  

Nov 04   On this day in history eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands  

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

Nov 05   Dutch submarine departs Dundee in the year 1940.  

Nov 05   Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to a record third term as President on this day in history.  

Nov 05   On this day in history president FDR (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R)  

Nov 06   Franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president in the year 1940.  

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

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

Nov 06   Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service on this day in history.  

Nov 07   On this day in history guido Provoost, Belgian historian  

Nov 07   In the year 1940 stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago  

Nov 07   On this day in history tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash  

Nov 08   In the year 1940 rAF bombs Munich  

Nov 10   In the year 1940 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   1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier on this day in history.  

Nov 11   On this day in history blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100  

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Jan 02   In the year 1940 birth of s. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician  

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   In the year 1940 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 on this day in history.  

Jan 01   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died in the year 1940.  

Jan 04   Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 in the year 1940.  

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

Jan 12   In the year 1940 erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56  

Jan 18   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 on this day in history.  

Jan 20   In the year 1940 death of omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)  

Jan 24   In the year 1940 emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52  

Jan 25   On this day in history death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)