Page 17: Historical Events In 1940

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

Oct 25   On this day in history benjamin O Davis Dr became 1st Black general in US Army   

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

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

Oct 27   Anthea Joseph, music producer on this day in history.   

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

Oct 28   On this day in history andrea d' Angeli, composer, dies at 71   

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

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

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

Oct 30   In the year 1940 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   63 U boats sunk this month (325,000 ton) in the year 1940.   

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   Prehistoric cave paintings discovered in Lascaux, France in the year 1940.   

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

Nov 04   On this day in history eggs & cake rationed in Netherlands   

Nov 04   Manuel Azaña y Diez, Spanish PM (1932..4)/pres (1936-39), dies at 60 on this day in history.   

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

Nov 05   In the year 1940 franklin Delano Roosevelt elected to a record third term as President   

Nov 05   On this day in history president FDR (D) wins unprecedented 3rd term beating Wendell Willkie (R)   

Nov 06   Franklin D Roosevelt re-elected president in the year 1940.   

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

Nov 06   Roosevelt is elected President. Democrats keep House control in the year 1940.   

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

Nov 07   Guido Provoost, Belgian historian on this day in history.   

Nov 07   On this day in history stravinsky's Symfonie in C premieres in Chicago   

Nov 07   Tacoma Narrows (Galloping Gertie) Bridge collapses, Wash on this day in history.   

Nov 08   In the year 1940 rAF bombs Munich   

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   1,000s Paris students lay reath at Grave of Unknown Soldier on this day in history.   

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

Jan 04   On this day in history 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   Dany Saval, Oakland Calif, actress (Boeing Boeing, Moon Pilot) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 05   Michael O'Donoghue, American writer (d. 1994) was born in the year 1940.   

Jan 01   Panuganti Lakshminarasimha Rao, Indian writer and essayist (b. 1865) died in the year 1940.   

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 in the year 1940.   

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 in the year 1940.   

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

Jan 24   In the year 1940 emile van Bosch, revue/operetta-artist, dies at 52   

Jan 25   Elias Simojoki, Finnish clergyman and politician (b. 1899) died in the year 1940.