Historical Events In 1940

Jul 15   Robert Wadlow world's tallest man (8'11.1"), dies at 32 in the year 1940.   

Jul 15   Voluntary Defence Force (VDC), composed mainly of World War One veterans, formed by Returned Sailors' Soldiers' and Airmen's League of Australia for home defence in the year 1940.   

Jul 16   NSB'er Woudenberg appointed as NVV-trustee on this day in history.   

Jul 17   In the year 1940 phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)   

Jul 18   1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct in the year 1940.   

Jul 18   The first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Hitler orders Great Britain to surrenders on this day in history.   

Jul 19   Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai in the year 1940.   

Jul 20   On this day in history germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands   

Jul 20   In the year 1940 singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1   

Jul 20   On this day in history y G Van de Peat, Dutch director of employment, commits suicide   

Jul 21   James E Clyburn, (Rep-D-South Carolina) in the year 1940.   

Jul 21   Soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania in the year 1940.   

Jul 22   Alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy) in the year 1940.   

Jul 22   In the year 1940 dutch prime minister De Geer meets Hitler seeking peace talks   

Jul 23   "Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins in the year 1940.   

Jul 23   On this day in history "Blitz" begins, all-night raid on London   

Jul 24   1st illegal "Newsletter of Pieter It Hen" publishes in Netherlands on this day in history.   

Jul 25   John Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R on this day in history.   

Jul 26   Formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS) on this day in history.   

Jul 27   Billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts on this day in history.   

Jul 27   On this day in history bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare.   

Jul 28   On this day in history johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 28   Phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater) in the year 1940.   

Jul 28   Radio Orange, London begins on this day in history.   

Jul 29   Urk soccer team forms on this day in history.   

Jul 30   On this day in history clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum)   

Jul 30   In the year 1940 the birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor   

Jul 31   38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton) in the year 1940.   

Jul 31   On this day in history whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel   

Aug 01   First expulsion of Jews from Cracow on this day in history.   

Aug 01   HMS OSWALD,sunk 10 miles SE of Cape Spartivento, SW Italy in Ionian Sea - rammed by Italian destroyer 'Vivaldi' in the year 1940.   

Aug 02   Clermont-Ferrand sentences Gen Charles de Gaulle to death in the year 1940.   

Aug 03   German occupiers forbid ritual slaughters & English & French movies on this day in history.   

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973)   

Jan 04   Helmut Jahn, German architect was born on this day in history.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate   

Jan 05   Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) was born on this day in history.   

Jan 01   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1940 tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46   

Jan 12   Erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56 in the year 1940.   

Jan 18   Kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74 in the year 1940.   

Jan 20   In the year 1940 death of omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861)   

Jan 24   In the year 1940 emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52   

Jan 25   On this day in history death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)