Page 18: 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) on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1940 ria Lubbers, wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers   

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

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

Nov 14   During WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England in the year 1940.   

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

Nov 15   In the year 1940 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 in the year 1940.   

Nov 17   On this day in history green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane   

Nov 18   On this day in history george Matesky Mad Bomber's first time bomb   

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   On this day in history belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler   

Nov 20   In the year 1940 german air raid on Birmingham fails   

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 in the year 1940.   

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

Nov 22   500 students in Delft demonstrate against nazis in the year 1940.   

Nov 22   In the year 1940 terry Gilliam (actor Monty Python series, And Now for Something Completely Different, )   

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

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

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

Nov 23   Catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82 in the year 1940.   

Nov 25   Patria steamer sinks killing 200, outside of Haifa in the year 1940.   

Nov 25   In the year 1940 patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die   

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   On this day in history cleveringa arrested by nazis   

Nov 28   Nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist on this day in history.   

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

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

Nov 30   Fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78 in the year 1940.   

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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   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   In the year 1940 birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

Jan 04   Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.   

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

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

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   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 in the year 1940.