Page 12: Historical Events In 1940

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 in the year 1940.   

Jul 17   In the year 1940 phyllis Davis, Port Arthur Tx, actress (Love American Style, Vega$)   

Jul 18   In the year 1940 1st successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct   

Jul 18   The first successful helicopter flight, Stratford, Ct on this day in history.   

Jul 19   In the year 1940 hitler orders Great Britain to surrenders   

Jul 19   Samuel H Chang, US newspaper magnate, murdered in Shanghai on this day in history.   

Jul 20   On this day in history germany occupiers forbid Dutch Communist Party (CPN) in Netherlands   

Jul 20   Singles record charts first published by Billboard-Tommy Dorsey #1 in the year 1940.   

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) on this day in history.   

Jul 21   On this day in history soviet Union annexes Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania   

Jul 22   On this day in history alex Trebek, Sudbury Ontario, TV game host (High Rollers, Jeopardy)   

Jul 22   Dutch prime minister De Geer meets Hitler seeking peace talks on this day in history.   

Jul 23   In the year 1940 "Blitz" all-night air raid by German bombers on London begins   

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 in the year 1940.   

Jul 25   On this day in history john Sigmund begins swimming for 89 hrs 46 mins in the Mississippi R   

Jul 26   In the year 1940 formation of Royal Australian Air Force Nursing Service (RAAFNS)   

Jul 27   On this day in history billboard magazine starts publishing bestseller charts   

Jul 27   In the year 1940 bugs Bunny makes his debut in the Warner Bros. cartoon A Wild Hare.   

Jul 28   In the year 1940 johann Richard Ohlsson, composer, dies at 66   

Jul 28   In the year 1940 phil Proctor, comedian (Firesign Theater)   

Jul 28   Radio Orange, London begins in the year 1940.   

Jul 29   On this day in history urk soccer team forms   

Jul 30   On this day in history clive Sinclair, British computer inventor (ZX Spectrum)   

Jul 30   The birth of Sir Clive Sinclair, British Inventor in the year 1940.   

Jul 31   On this day in history 38 U boats sinks this month (196,000 ton)   

Jul 31   In the year 1940 whitney Krakower, US gangster, murderrd by "Bugsy" Siegel   

Aug 01   First expulsion of Jews from Cracow on this day in history.   

Aug 01   In the year 1940 hMS OSWALD,sunk 10 miles SE of Cape Spartivento, SW Italy in Ionian Sea - rammed by Italian destroyer 'Vivaldi'.   

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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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 on this day in history.   

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 in the year 1940.   

Jan 04   Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born French novelist and dramatist, Nobel laureate was born on this day in history.   

Jan 05   Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 01   On this day in history death of panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865)   

Jan 04   On this day in history conrad Weiss, German writer/poet (Heart of Words), dies at 59   

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   On this day in history kazimierz P Tetmajer, Polish writer/poet (Young Poland), dies at 74   

Jan 20   Omar Bundy, U.S. army general (b. 1861) died on this day in history.   

Jan 24   Emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52 on this day in history.   

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