Page 4: Historical Events In 1940

Mar 12   Finland surrenders to Russia during WW II, gives Karelische Isthmus.   

Mar 12   Finland surrenders to Russia during WWII, giving up Karelische Isthmus.   

Mar 13   Finland-Russian cease fire signed, Finland gives up Karelische.   

Mar 14   27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen TX   

Mar 14   27 killed, 15 injured when truck full of migrant workers collides with a train outside McAllen, Texas   

Mar 15   Alfred Marr, cricketer (Test for Australia 1885, scored 0 and 5), dies.   

Mar 15   Goering says 100-200 church bells enough for Germany, smelt the rest   

Mar 16   German air raid on British fleet base Scapa Flow.   

Mar 18   In the Brenner Pass in the Alps, Adolf Hitler, leader of Nazi Germany, and Benito Mussolini, leader of Fascist Italy, meet to discuss Italy’s imminent entrance into World War II in an alliance with Germany.   

Mar 18   Mussolini joins Hitler in Germany's war against France and Britain.   

Mar 19   Failed British air raid on German base at Sylt   

Mar 19   French government of Daladier, falls.   

Mar 19   Gustaaf Sap, Belgian minister of Economic Affairs, dies at 54   

Mar 20   Paul Reynoud is recorded as becoming French premier   

Mar 23   1st radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS.   

Mar 23   All-India-Muslim League calls for a Muslim homeland.   

Mar 23   inaugural radio broadcast of "Truth or Consequences" on CBS   

Mar 25   Ion Nonna Otescu, composer, dies at 51   

Mar 26   Ernest Hemingway and Benjamin Glazer premiere in NYC.   

Mar 26   James Caan, American actor is born.   

Mar 27   Himmler orders building of Auschwitz concentration camp, at Katowice   

Mar 28   Construction begins of the exhibition center to host the Thessaloniki International Trade Fair   

Mar 29   Joe Louis KOs Johnny Paycheck in 2 to retain heavyweight boxing title.   

Mar 30   2nd NCAA Men's Basketball Championship: Indiana U beats Kansas 60-42   

Mar 31   Karelo-Finnish SSR is recorded as becoming 12th Soviet republic (until 1956).   

Apr 03   Y Vaisala discovers asteroids #2194 Arpola, #2512 Tavastia and #3099.   

Apr 04   L Oterma discovers asteroid #2332 Kalm   

Apr 04   R Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher and Higher", premieres in NYC.   

Apr 04   R Rodgers/Lorenz Hart's "Higher and Higher," premieres in NYC   

Apr 06   Andres Isasi, composer, dies at 49   

Apr 07   1st black to appear on US stamp (Booker T Washington).   

Apr 07   Booker T. Washington became the inaugural black to be pictured on a U.S. postage stamp   

Apr 08   Germany battle cruisers sink British aircraft carrier Glorious.   

Apr 08   HMS GLOWWORM (Lt Cdr Gerard Roope+, awarded VC), sunk , NW of Trondheim in Norwegian Sea by German 8in-gunned heavy cruiser 'Admiral Hipper'. Detached from screen for British minelaying operations to search for man overboard at time of German invasion of Norway; 40 survivors. 'Hipper' damaged when rammed by 'Glowworm'   

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Jan 02   S. r. s. varadhan: Indian-american mathematician   

Jan 03   Thelma schoonmaker: Actress/editor (casino, cape fear, good fellas)   

Jan 04   Anthony skooter teague: Texas, actor (how to succeed in business)   

Jan 04   Brian josephson: British physicist (nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   Helmut jahn: German architect   

Jan 04   Gao xingjian: Chinese-born french novelist and dramatist, nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Dany saval: Oakland calif, actress (boeing boeing, moon pilot)   

Jan 05   Michael o'donoghue: American writer    

Jan 01   Panuganti lakshminarasimha rao: Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

Jan 04   Conrad weiss: German writer/poet (heart of words),    

Jan 05   Tina modotti: [maria del carmen], ital/mexican communist,    

Jan 12   Erich r jaensch: German psychologist (eidetiek),   

Jan 18   Kazimierz p tetmajer: Polish writer/poet (young poland),   

Jan 20   Omar bundy: U.s. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   Emile van bosch: Revue/operetta-artist,    

Jan 25   Elias simojoki: Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)