Historical Events In 1940

May 24   1st night game at NY's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1) in the year 1940.  

May 24   Dutch army demobilizes in the year 1940.  

May 24   In the year 1940 dutch Queen Wilhelmina speaks on BBC radio  

May 24   German tanks reach Atrecht France on this day in history.  

May 24   Hitler affirms General von Rundstedts "Stopbevel" in the year 1940.  

May 25   German troops conquer Boulogne in the year 1940.  

May 25   On this day in history golden Gate International Expo reopens  

May 26   1st successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300 designed by Igor Sikorsky in the year 1940.  

May 26   HMS CURLEW (AA), sunk in Lavangs Fiord, Ofotfiord near Narvik, northern Norway by German Ju88 bombers in the year 1940.  

May 26   Operation Dynamo begins evacuating defeated Allied troops from Dunkirk in the year 1940.  

May 26   The "Miracle of Dunkirk" evacuation begins in France during World War II in the year 1940.  

May 27   On this day in history british & French begin evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)  

May 27   The evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins on this day in history.  

May 28   On this day in history belgium surrenders to Germany, King Leopold III gives himself up  

May 28   On this day in history british-French troops capture Narvik Norway only to give it up later  

May 28   Holland and Belgium surrender to German forces, during WW2 on this day in history.  

May 28   Randle Ayrton, actor (Manx Man), dies at 70 in the year 1940.  

May 29   Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec) on this day in history.  

May 29   In the year 1940 arthur Seyss-Inquart installed as Reich Commissioner of Hague Netherlands  

May 29   In the year 1940 british forces begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France  

May 29   On this day in history hMS WAKEFUL, sunk off Nieuport, Belgium by 1 torpedo from German E-boat S-30.  

May 29   On this day in history in WWII, Germans capture Ostend & Ypres in Belgium & Lille in France  

May 30   Y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104 on this day in history.  

May 31   In the year 1940 gen-major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken  

May 31   In the year 1940 general-Major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken  

May 31   Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris on this day in history.  

Jun 02   In the year 1940 heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach  

Jun 02   In the year 1940 willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies  

Jun 03   Last British/French troop leave Dunkirk on this day in history.  

Jun 03   Paris suffers heavy bombing from German aircraft in the year 1940.  

Jun 04   On this day in history 1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)  

Jun 04   British complete miracle of Dunkirk by evacuating 300,000 troops in the year 1940.  

Jun 04   Evacuation of British Army from Dunkirk is completed in the year 1940.  

Jun 04   German forces enter Paris in the year 1940.  

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Jan 02   On this day in history birth of s. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician  

Jan 03   On this day in history 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 in the year 1940.  

Jan 04   In the year 1940 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   Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born on this day in history.  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)  

Jan 01   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died on this day in history.  

Jan 04   In the year 1940 conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59  

Jan 05   Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 in the year 1940.  

Jan 12   Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56 on this day in history.  

Jan 18   In the year 1940 kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74  

Jan 20   Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) died on this day in history.  

Jan 24   On this day in history emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52  

Jan 25   In the year 1940 death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)