Page 17: Historical Events In 1940

Oct 24   Victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74 on this day in history.   

Oct 25   Benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army on this day in history.   

Oct 26   Canadian Pacific's Empress of Britian is bombed and sunk on this day in history.   

Oct 26   The P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight on this day in history.   

Oct 27   In the year 1940 anthea Joseph, music producer   

Oct 27   Fini Valdemar Henriques, composer, dies at 72 on this day in history.   

Oct 28   In the year 1940 andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71   

Oct 28   In the year 1940 greece successfully resists Italy's attack   

Oct 29   On this day in history connie Mack, (Rep-R-FL, 1983- /Sen-R-FL)   

Oct 29   On this day in history sec of War Henry L Stimson drew 1st number-158-in 1st peacetime military draft in US history   

Oct 30   On this day in history cole Porters musical "Panama hattie," premieres in NYC   

Oct 30   In the year 1940 hMS STURDY, lost west coast of Scotland, on Tiree Island - ran aground in fog and wrecked.   

Oct 31   On this day in history 63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton)   

Oct 31   Deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto on this day in history.   

Nov 01   1st US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa in the year 1940.   

Nov 01   In the year 1940 prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France   

Nov 01   The first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa on this day in history.   

Nov 04   Eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands on this day in history.   

Nov 04   In the year 1940 manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60   

Nov 05   Dutch submarine departs Dundee on this day in history.   

Nov 05   Franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to a record third term as President in the year 1940.   

Nov 05   President FDR (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R) in the year 1940.   

Nov 06   In the year 1940 franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president   

Nov 06   HMCS Ottawa is sunk by the Italian submarine DiBruno in the year 1940.   

Nov 06   In the year 1940 roosevelt is elected President. Democrats keep House control.   

Nov 06   Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service in the year 1940.   

Nov 07   On this day in history guido Provoost, Belgian historian   

Nov 07   Stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash   

Nov 08   RAF bombs Munich on this day in history.   

Nov 10   In the year 1940 arthur Neville Chamberlain, British premier (1937-40), dies at 71   

Nov 10   Pittsburgh & Philadelphia play a penalty free NFL game on this day in history.   

Nov 11   1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier in the year 1940.   

Nov 11   On this day in history blizzard strikes midwestern US killing over 100   

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

Jan 03   In the year 1940 birth of thelma Schoonmaker, actress/editor (Casino, Cape Fear, Good Fellas)   

Jan 04   Anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business) was born in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 04   Helmut Jahn, German architect was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   In the year 1940 birth of gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate   

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

Jan 05   In the year 1940 birth of michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994)   

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   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 on this day in history.   

Jan 20   On this day in history 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   In the year 1940 death of elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899)