Page 3: Historical Events In 1940

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

Feb 24   In the year 1940 frances Langford records "When You Wish Upon a Star"   

Feb 25   1st televised (W2XBS, NYC) hockey game (Rangers vs Canadians) in the year 1940.   

Feb 26   The US Air Defense Command is created in the year 1940.   

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

Feb 27   On this day in history martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discover carbon-14   

Feb 27   In the year 1940 peter Behrens, German architect, dies   

Feb 28   1st televised basketball game (U of Pitts beats Fordham U, 50-37) in the year 1940.   

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

Feb 28   On this day in history 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   The birth of Mario Andretti, Race-car driver on this day in history.   

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%)) in the year 1940.   

Feb 29   "Gone with the Wind," wins 8 Oscars on this day in history.   

Feb 29   In the year 1940 45 U boats sunk this month (170,000 ton)   

Feb 29   Edward Frederic Benson, novelist, dies in the year 1940.   

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

Feb 29   Gretchen Christopher, British(?) pop singer in the year 1940.   

Feb 29   Hattie McDaniel becomes first black woman to win an Oscar in the year 1940.   

Feb 29   On this day in history the birth of Mario Andretti, Italian racing driver   

Mar 01   In the year 1940 12th Academy Awards   

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

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

Mar 01   Josef Swickard, actor (Lost City, Tale of 2 Cities), dies at 73 in the year 1940.   

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

Mar 02   On this day in history 1st intercollegiate track meet telecast, MSG, NYC   

Mar 02   In the year 1940 soviet armies conquer Tuppura Island Finland   

Mar 03   Artie Shaw records "Frenesi" on RCA Victor label on this day in history.   

Mar 06   In the year 1940 1st US telecast from an airplane, NYC   

Mar 07   In the year 1940 mont Canadiens lose record tying NHL 15th straight game at home   

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

Mar 07   In the year 1940 winston Churchill becomes PM of Britain   

Mar 10   1st US opera telecast, W2XBS, NYC, I Pagliacci 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   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   In the year 1940 birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   Helmut Jahn, German architect was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   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 in the year 1940.   

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   In the year 1940 emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52   

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