Historical Events In 1940

Nov 12   Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34 on this day in history.  

Nov 12   Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes) in the year 1940.  

Nov 12   Ria Lubbers, wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers on this day in history.  

Nov 13   Walt Disney's "Fantasia" released on this day in history.  

Nov 13   On this day in history walt Disney's"Fantasia" released  

Nov 14   In the year 1940 during WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England  

Nov 14   During WW II, German planes destroyed most of Coventry, England on this day in history.  

Nov 15   On this day in history 1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime  

Nov 16   World War II: In response to Germany's leveling of Coventry, England two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg on this day in history.  

Nov 17   Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane on this day in history.  

Nov 18   In the year 1940 george Matesky Mad Bomber's first time bomb  

Nov 18   On this day in history george Matesky, New York City's Mad Bomber places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.  

Nov 19   In the year 1940 belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler  

Nov 20   German air raid on Birmingham fails on this day in history.  

Nov 20   Hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis in the year 1940.  

Nov 21   In the year 1940 dr John, [Rebennack], New Orleans La, vocalist (I Was in Right Place)  

Nov 21   Geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies on this day in history.  

Nov 21   Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands in the year 1940.  

Nov 22   500 students in Delft demonstrate against nazis on this day in history.  

Nov 22   Terry Gilliam (actor Monty Python series, And Now for Something Completely Different, ) in the year 1940.  

Nov 22   On this day in history terry Gilliam (actor: Monty Python series, And Now for Something Completely Different, )  

Nov 22   In the year 1940 waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67  

Nov 23   1st edition of illegal "The Truth" publishes in the year 1940.  

Nov 23   On this day in history catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82  

Nov 25   Patria steamer sinks killing 200, outside of Haifa on this day in history.  

Nov 25   Patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die on this day in history.  

Nov 26   In the year 1940 leidse students strike  

Nov 26   Nazis force 500,000 Warsaw Jews to live in walled ghetto in the year 1940.  

Nov 27   6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB) on this day in history.  

Nov 28   Cleveringa arrested by nazis on this day in history.  

Nov 28   Nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist in the year 1940.  

Nov 30   On this day in history 28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2  

Nov 30   First game of only 2-game Grey Cup (Ottawa 8, Toronto Balmy Beach 2) in the year 1940.  

Nov 30   Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78 on this day in history.  

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born in the year 1940.  

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)  

Jan 04   Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born in the year 1940.  

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

Jan 04   Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1940.  

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

Jan 20   Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) died on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52  

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