Page 8: Historical Events In 1940

May 28   British-French troops capture Narvik Norway only to give it up later   

May 28   Holland and Belgium surrender to German forces, during WW2.   

May 28   Randle Ayrton, actor (Manx Man), dies at 70   

May 29   Adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec)   

May 29   Arthur Seyss-Inquart installed as Reich Commissioner of Hague Netherlands   

May 29   British forces begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France   

May 29   HMS WAKEFUL, sunk off Nieuport, Belgium by 1 torpedo from German E-boat S-30   

May 29   In WWII, Germans capture Ostend and Ypres in Belgium and Lille in France.   

May 30   Y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104   

May 31   Gen-major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken   

May 31   General-Major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken.   

Jun 02   Heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach.   

Jun 02   Willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies.   

Jun 03   Last British/French troop leave Dunkirk.   

Jun 03   Paris suffers heavy bombing from German aircraft.   

Jun 04   1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1)   

Jun 04   British complete miracle of Dunkirk by evacuating 300000 troops   

Jun 04   Evacuation of British Army from Dunkirk is completed   

Jun 04   German forces enter Paris   

Jun 04   RAF's 242 'Canadian' Squadron posted to France   

Jun 04   The Allied military evacuation from Dunkirk, France, ends in World War II   

Jun 05   1st synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh   

Jun 05   Battle of France begins in WW II   

Jun 05   Synthetic rubber tire exhibited Akron Oh   

Jun 05   The Battle of France begins during World War II.   

Jun 06   E E Clive, actor (Bulldog Drummond, Night Muss Fall), dies at 56.   

Jun 06   HMS WRESTLER, damaged off Normandy beaches, northern France in English Channel by German mine   

Jun 07   British/French troops evacuate Narvik.   

Jun 07   James Hall, writer/actor (Millie, Hell's Angels), dies at 39   

Jun 07   Tom Jones, [Woodward], Pontypridd Wales, singer (What's New Pussycat)   

Jun 08   Discovery of element 93, neptunium, announced.   

Jun 08   Frederick Shepherd Converse, US composer, dies at 69   

Jun 08   HMS GLORIOUS sunk west of Lofoten Islands in Norwegian Sea by 11in gunfire of German battlecruisers 'Scharnhorst' and 'Gneisenau'.1207 men lost, c40 survivors. Escorting destroyers 'Acasta' and 'Ardent' also sunk.   

Jun 08   In this year, 72nd Belmont: Fred A Smith aboard Bimelech claims in 2:29.6   

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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)