Historical Events In 1940

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

Nov 12   On this day in history blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes)  

Nov 12   Ria Lubbers, wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers in the year 1940.  

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

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

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

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   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 in the year 1940.  

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

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 on this day in history.  

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

Nov 21   On this day in history geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies  

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

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

Nov 22   On this day in history waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67  

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

Nov 23   Catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82 on this day in history.  

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   In the year 1940 leidse students strike  

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) on this day in history.  

Nov 28   In the year 1940 cleveringa arrested by nazis  

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   On this day in history 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 on this day in history.  

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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 on this day in history.  

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 on this day in history.  

Jan 04   Helmut Jahn, German architect was born in the year 1940.  

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   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 in the year 1940.  

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

Jan 05   Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 in the year 1940.  

Jan 12   Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56 in the year 1940.  

Jan 18   In the year 1940 kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74  

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died on this day in history.