Page 18: Historical Events In 1940

Nov 12   On this day in history alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34   

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 in the year 1940.   

Nov 13   Walt Disney's "Fantasia" released in the year 1940.   

Nov 13   Walt Disney's"Fantasia" released in the year 1940.   

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

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   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   In the year 1940 nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands   

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

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, ) in the year 1940.   

Nov 22   Waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67 in the year 1940.   

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

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   In the year 1940 nazis force 500,000 Warsaw Jews to live in walled ghetto   

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

Nov 28   Cleveringa arrested by nazis in the year 1940.   

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   In the year 1940 fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78   

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born in the year 1940.   

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   On this day in history birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)   

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   Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1940 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 in the year 1940.   

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.