Historical Events In 1940

Oct 24   In the year 1940 victor Hollaender, composer, dies at 74   

Oct 25   In the year 1940 benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army   

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

Oct 26   On this day in history the P-51 Mustang makes its maiden flight.   

Oct 27   Anthea Joseph, music producer in the year 1940.   

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   Greece successfully resists Italy's attack on this day in history.   

Oct 29   Connie Mack, (Rep-R-FL, 1983- /Sen-R-FL) in the year 1940.   

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   Cole Porters musical "Panama hattie," premieres in NYC on this day in history.   

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

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

Oct 31   In the year 1940 deadline for Warsaw Jews to move into the Warsaw Ghetto   

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

Nov 01   Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France on this day in history.   

Nov 01   In the year 1940 the first US air raid shelter, Fleetwood, Pa   

Nov 04   Eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands in the year 1940.   

Nov 04   On this day in history 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   On this day in history president FDR (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R)   

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

Nov 06   On this day in history hMCS Ottawa is sunk by the Italian submarine DiBruno   

Nov 06   On this day in history roosevelt is elected President. Democrats keep House control.   

Nov 06   Ruth Messinger, Manhattan Borough President and President of the American Jewish World Service on this day in history.   

Nov 07   In the year 1940 guido Provoost, Belgian historian   

Nov 07   In the year 1940 stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago   

Nov 07   Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash in the year 1940.   

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   In the year 1940 pittsburgh & Philadelphia play a penalty free NFL game   

Nov 11   On this day in history 1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier   

Nov 11   In the year 1940 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   On this day in history 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   In the year 1940 birth of helmut Jahn, German architect   

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

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot)   

Jan 05   On this day in history 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   On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

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

Jan 12   In the year 1940 erich R Jaensch, German psychologist (eidetiek), dies at 56   

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

Jan 20   Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) died in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died on this day in history.