Page 9: Historical Events In 1940

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   

Jun 09   44th US Golf Open: Lawson Little shoots a 287 at Canterbury GC OH   

Jun 09   Norway surrenders to the Nazis during World War II   

Jun 10   French government moves to Bordeaux   

Jun 10   Italy declares war on France and Britain while Canada declares war on Italy.   

Jun 11   Italy declares war on allies/raids Malta.   

Jun 12   HMS CALYPSO, sunk Eastern Mediterranean, south of Crete by 1 torpedo from Italian submarine 'Bagnolini'.   

Jun 13   HMS ODIN, sunk off southern Italy in Gulf of Taranto by torpedo and gunfire of Italian destroyer 'Strale'   

Jun 13   Paris evacuated before the German advance   

Jun 13   Paris evacuates before German advance   

Jun 14   Auschwitz concentration camp opens (3 million killed there)   

Jun 14   Ben Davidson, LA Calif, actor (Rhino-Ball Four, Code R).   

Jun 14   German forces occupied Paris during WW II   

Jun 14   German troops enter Paris   

Jun 14   The Nazis open the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Also German troops enter Paris during World War II.   

Jun 14   The Nazis open the Auschwitz concentration camp in German-occupied Poland. Also: German troops enter Paris during World War II.   

Jun 15   38 Italians Fiat bombers bomb Luc-and-Province.   

Jun 15   French fortress of Verdun captured by Germans.   

Jun 15   Germans occupy Paris, capture Havre, assault Maginot line.   

Jun 16   Commuinist govt installed in Lithuania   

Jun 16   Communist govt installed in Lithuania.   

Jun 16   Dubose Heyward, US writer (Porgy, Star Spangled Virgin), dies.   

Jun 16   HMS GRAMPUS,sunk off Augusta, eastern Sicily in Ionian Sea by Italian torpedo boats 'Circe' and 'Clio'   

Jun 17   Chief of Naval Operations asks Congress for money to build two-ocean Navy   

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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)