Historical Events In 1940
Saturday, 07 September 2024
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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