Page 5: Historical Events In 1940

Apr 09   German cruiser Blucher torpedoed/capsizes in Oslofjord, 1000 die.   

Apr 09   German forces invade Denmark and Norway during World War 2   

Apr 09   Germany invades Norway and Denmark during WW II.   

Apr 09   Mrs Patrick Campbell, English actress (Outcast Lady, Riptide), dies.   

Apr 09   Y Vaisala discovers asteroid #2639 Planman.   

Apr 10   Vidkun Quisling forms Norwegian "national government".   

Apr 12   Italy annexes Albania.   

Apr 13   2nd battle of Narvik-8 German destroyers, destroyed   

Apr 13   Cornelious Warmerdam became the inaugural man to pole vault 15 ft   

Apr 13   NY Rangers beat Toronto Maple Leafs 4 games to 2 for Stanley Cup.   

Apr 14   Allied troops land in Norway.   

Apr 15   British troops land at Narvik, Norway.   

Apr 15   Jeffrey Archer, British author is born.   

Apr 16   1st televised baseball game, WGN-TV, (White Sox vs Cubs exhibition).   

Apr 18   Florrie Forde, music hall artist, dies   

Apr 19   "Lake Shore Ltd" derails speed killing 34 near Little Falls NY.   

Apr 20   1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pa.   

Apr 20   Electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pa   

Apr 21   1st $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It," on CBS Radio   

Apr 21   The inaugural $64 Question, "Take It or Leave It", on CBS Radio.   

Apr 22   Rear Adm Joseph Taussig testifies before US Senate Naval Affairs Committee that war with Japan is inevitable (He was right)   

Apr 23   Dance hall fires results in the deaths of 198 (Natchez Miss)   

Apr 25   Al Pacino, American actor is born   

Apr 25   Two Canadian battalions held back in Scotland; on the way to join British force bound for Norway.   

Apr 26   Carl Bosch, German chemist (BASF, IG Farben, Nobel 1931), dies at 65.   

Apr 27   Himmler issues directive to establish a concentration camp at Auschwitz.   

Apr 27   Himmler orders establishment of Auschwitz Concentration Camp   

Apr 28   Glenn Miller records "Pennsylvania 6-5000".   

Apr 29   1st radio broadcast of "Young Dr Malone" on CBS.   

Apr 30   Bkln Dodger Tex Carleton no-hits Cin Reds, 3-0   

May 01   140 Palestinian Jews die as German planes bomb their ship.   

May 01   The 1940 Olympics are cancelled   

May 04   21 "not neutral" Nazis and communists arrested in Netherlands.   

May 05   Norwegian Government in exile forms in London   

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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)