Historical Events In 1940

Aug 23   In the year 1940 german bombers begin night time attacks (The Blitz) on London   

Aug 23   German Luftwaffe begins night bombing on London in the year 1940.   

Aug 24   In the year 1940 luftwaffe bombs London   

Aug 24   Paul G Nipkow, German TV pioneer (Nipkow disk), dies at 80 on this day in history.   

Aug 25   1st (British) night bombing of Germany (Berlin) on this day in history.   

Aug 25   First "parachute wedding." on this day in history.   

Aug 25   The first parachute wedding (how do you kiss the bride?) in the year 1940.   

Aug 26   RKC soccer team forms in Waalwijk in the year 1940.   

Aug 27   On this day in history caproni-Campini CC-2, experimental jet plane, maiden flight (Milan)   

Aug 28   On this day in history french colonies Cameroon/Congo-Brazzaville support Gen De Gaulle   

Aug 29   On this day in history 7th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: Green Bay 45, All-Stars 28 (84,567)   

Aug 29   Arthur De Greef, composer, dies at 77 on this day in history.   

Aug 31   In the year 1940 1st edition pf illegal opposition newspaper Free Netherlands   

Aug 31   On this day in history hollywood screen stars Lawrence Olivier and Vivian Leigh are married.   

Aug 31   On this day in history johanna "Annie" Bakker, revue-artists/singer/actress, dies at 58   

Sep 02   23rd PGA Championship: Byron Nelson at Hershey CC Hershey Pa in the year 1940.   

Sep 02   Beverly Sanders, Hollywood Calif, actress (Lotsa Luck, CPO Sharkey) on this day in history.   

Sep 03   1st showing of high definition color TV on this day in history.   

Sep 03   Otto V Ekelund, Swedish poet/writer (Hafvets Stjorna), dies at 59 in the year 1940.   

Sep 03   The birth of Pauline Collins, British actress in the year 1940.   

Sep 03   On this day in history the first showing of high definition color TV   

Sep 03   On this day in history uS gives Britain 50 destroyers in exchange for Newfoundland base lease   

Sep 04   CBS begins broadcasting TV as station W2XAB in the year 1940.   

Sep 04   On this day in history the 'Battle of Britain' begins, after Hitler threatens to raze British cities to the ground because British bombers attacked Munich   

Sep 05   In the year 1940 all 355 Jewish-owned businesses in Luxembourg become "Aryan" property.   

Sep 06   Crown prince Michael succeeds Carol II as king of Romania in the year 1940.   

Sep 07   On this day in history 54th US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (62 63)   

Sep 07   Edmund Rumpler, Austria auto/airplane builder, dies on this day in history.   

Sep 07   German Air Force blitz London for 1st of 57 consecutive nights on this day in history.   

Sep 09   28 German aircraft shot down above England in the year 1940.   

Sep 10   In the year 1940 buckingham Palace hit by German bomb   

Sep 11   On this day in history -12] Buckingham Palace destroyed by German bombs   

Sep 11   The birth of Brian DePalma, American director in the year 1940.   

Sep 12   49 die & 200 injured when Hercules Powder Co plant explodes (NJ) on this day in history.   

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

Jan 03   Thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas) was born in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 04   Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

Jan 04   Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   In the year 1940 birth of dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)   

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 on this day in history.   

Jan 04   Conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59 in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   Tina Modotti, [Maria del Carmen], Ital/Mexican communist, dies at 46 on this day in history.   

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

Jan 24   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 in the year 1940.   

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