Historical Events In 1940

Nov 12   Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34 in the year 1940.   

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

Nov 12   On this day in history ria Lubbers, wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers   

Nov 13   In the year 1940 walt Disney's "Fantasia" released   

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 in the year 1940.   

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

Nov 16   In the year 1940 world War II: In response to Germany's leveling of Coventry, England two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.   

Nov 17   Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane in the year 1940.   

Nov 18   George Matesky Mad Bomber's first time bomb on this day in history.   

Nov 18   In the year 1940 george Matesky, New York City's Mad Bomber places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.   

Nov 19   Belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history german air raid on Birmingham fails   

Nov 20   On this day in history hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis.   

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 in the year 1940.   

Nov 21   Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands on this day in history.   

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

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

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

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

Nov 23   1st edition of illegal "The Truth" publishes on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1940.   

Nov 26   Leidse students strike on this day in history.   

Nov 26   On this day in history nazis force 500,000 Warsaw Jews to live in walled ghetto   

Nov 27   6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB) in the year 1940.   

Nov 28   In the year 1940 cleveringa arrested by nazis   

Nov 28   On this day in history nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist   

Nov 30   28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2 in the year 1940.   

Nov 30   First game of only 2-game Grey Cup (Ottawa 8, Toronto Balmy Beach 2) on this day in history.   

Nov 30   On this day in history fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78   

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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   On this day in history 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   Helmut Jahn, German architect was born in the year 1940.   

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   In the year 1940 birth of michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)   

Jan 01   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.   

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   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   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 in the year 1940.