Page 8: Historical Events In 1940

May 24   1st night game at NY's Polo Grounds (Giants 8, Braves 1) in the year 1940.   

May 24   On this day in history dutch army demobilizes   

May 24   Dutch Queen Wilhelmina speaks on BBC radio in the year 1940.   

May 24   On this day in history german tanks reach Atrecht France   

May 24   Hitler affirms General von Rundstedts "Stopbevel" in the year 1940.   

May 25   On this day in history german troops conquer Boulogne   

May 25   Golden Gate International Expo reopens on this day in history.   

May 26   1st successful helicopter flight in US: Vought-Sikorsky US-300 designed by Igor Sikorsky on this day in history.   

May 26   In the year 1940 hMS CURLEW (AA), sunk in Lavangs Fiord, Ofotfiord near Narvik, northern Norway by German Ju88 bombers.   

May 26   In the year 1940 operation Dynamo begins evacuating defeated Allied troops from Dunkirk   

May 26   In the year 1940 the "Miracle of Dunkirk" evacuation begins in France during World War II   

May 27   In the year 1940 british & French begin evacuation of Dunkirk (Operation Dynamo)   

May 27   On this day in history the evacuation of allied troops from Dunkirk, France, begins   

May 28   On this day in history belgium surrenders to Germany, King Leopold III gives himself up   

May 28   On this day in history british-French troops capture Narvik Norway only to give it up later   

May 28   Holland and Belgium surrender to German forces, during WW2 on this day in history.   

May 28   On this day in history randle Ayrton, actor (Manx Man), dies at 70   

May 29   In the year 1940 adolf Kiefer swims world record 100 yards backstroke (58.8 sec)   

May 29   On this day in history arthur Seyss-Inquart installed as Reich Commissioner of Hague Netherlands   

May 29   British forces begin their evacuation from Dunkirk, France in the year 1940.   

May 29   HMS WAKEFUL, sunk off Nieuport, Belgium by 1 torpedo from German E-boat S-30 in the year 1940.   

May 29   On this day in history in WWII, Germans capture Ostend & Ypres in Belgium & Lille in France   

May 30   Y de Smit-Rog, eldest Dutchman, dies at 104 on this day in history.   

May 31   In the year 1940 gen-major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken   

May 31   In the year 1940 general-Major Bernard Montgomery leaves Duinkerken   

May 31   Premier Winston Churchill flies to Paris in the year 1940.   

Jun 02   On this day in history heavy German bombing on Dunkirk beach   

Jun 02   Willem E Roelofs, painter/cartoonist, dies on this day in history.   

Jun 03   Last British/French troop leave Dunkirk in the year 1940.   

Jun 03   In the year 1940 paris suffers heavy bombing from German aircraft   

Jun 04   1st NL night game at Sportsman's Park (Dodgers 10, Cardinals 1) on this day in history.   

Jun 04   On this day in history british complete miracle of Dunkirk by evacuating 300,000 troops   

Jun 04   Evacuation of British Army from Dunkirk is completed in the year 1940.   

Jun 04   In the year 1940 german forces enter Paris   

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Jan 02   S. R. S. Varadhan, Indian-American mathematician was born on this day in history.   

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   In the year 1940 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 in the year 1940.   

Jan 01   In the year 1940 death of panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

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 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)