Historical Events In 1940

Feb 23   Walt Disney's animated movie "Pinocchio," released in the year 1940.  

Feb 24   Frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star" in the year 1940.  

Feb 25   1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians) on this day in history.  

Feb 26   On this day in history the US Air Defense Command is created.  

Feb 26   US Air Defense Command forms at Mitchel Field, LI, NY in the year 1940.  

Feb 27   In the year 1940 martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14  

Feb 27   Peter Behrens, German architect, dies on this day in history.  

Feb 28   On this day in history 1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37)  

Feb 28   In the year 1940 johan C Braakensiek, Dutch political cartoonist, dies at 81  

Feb 28   In the year 1940 mario Andretti, auto racer and Indianapolis 500 Hall of Famer was born  

Feb 28   On this day in history richard Wright's "Native Son" published  

Feb 28   In the year 1940 the birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver  

Feb 28   The first college basketball games are televised, as W2XBS in NY City broadcasts a pair of games from Madison Square Garden in the year 1940.  

Feb 28   US population at 131,669,275 (12,865,518 blacks (9.8%)) on this day in history.  

Feb 29   "Gone with the Wind," wins 8 Oscars in the year 1940.  

Feb 29   On this day in history 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton)  

Feb 29   In the year 1940 edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies  

Feb 29   In the year 1940 gone with the Wind picks up eight Academy Awards, including the Oscar for Best Picture.  

Feb 29   Gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer on this day in history.  

Feb 29   On this day in history hattie McDaniel becomes first black woman to win an Oscar  

Feb 29   In the year 1940 the birth of Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver  

Mar 01   On this day in history 12th Academy Awards  

Mar 01   In the year 1940 12th Academy Awards "Gone with the Wind", Robert Donat &Vivien Leigh win  

Mar 01   12th Academy Awards: "Gone with the Wind", Robert Donat &Vivien Leigh win on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Josef Swickard, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 73 on this day in history.  

Mar 01   Richard Wright's novel "Native Son" is published in the year 1940.  

Mar 02   In the year 1940 1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, NYC  

Mar 02   Soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland on this day in history.  

Mar 03   Artie Shaw records "Frenesi" on RCA Victor label in the year 1940.  

Mar 06   1st US telecast from an airplane, NYC on this day in history.  

Mar 07   Mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home in the year 1940.  

Mar 07   On this day in history the Lodz ghetto is sealed. 165,000 people in 1.6 square miles.  

Mar 07   Winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain in the year 1940.  

Mar 10   In the year 1940 1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC, I Pagliacci  

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Jan 02   In the year 1940 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   Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born in the year 1940.  

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   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   In the year 1940 death of panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)  

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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   In the year 1940 death of omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)  

Jan 24   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 on this day in history.  

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died in the year 1940.