Page 18: Historical Events In 1940

Nov 12   Alejandro Garcia Caturla, composer, dies at 34 in the year 1940.   

Nov 12   Blizzard strikes midwest, 154 die (69 on boat on Great Lakes) on this day in history.   

Nov 12   In the year 1940 ria Lubbers, wife of Dutch premier Ruud Lubbers   

Nov 13   Walt Disney's "Fantasia" released in the year 1940.   

Nov 13   Walt Disney's"Fantasia" released in the year 1940.   

Nov 14   During WW II, German planes destroy most of Coventry, England on this day in history.   

Nov 14   During WW II, German planes destroyed most of Coventry, England on this day in history.   

Nov 15   1st 75,000 men called to armed forces duty during peacetime in the year 1940.   

Nov 16   On this day in history world War II: In response to Germany's leveling of Coventry, England two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.   

Nov 17   Green Bay Packers become 1st NFL team to travel by plane in the year 1940.   

Nov 18   George Matesky Mad Bomber's first time bomb in the year 1940.   

Nov 18   On this day in history george Matesky, New York City's Mad Bomber places his first bomb at a Manhattan office building used by Consolidated Edison.   

Nov 19   Belgian King Leopold III visits Adolf Hitler on this day in history.   

Nov 20   On this day in history german air raid on Birmingham fails   

Nov 20   In the year 1940 hungary, Rumania, and Slovakia join Axis.   

Nov 21   Dr John, [Rebennack], New Orleans La, vocalist (I Was in Right Place) in the year 1940.   

Nov 21   Geoffrey Legge, cricketer (WWII 196 Eng v NZ Auckland 1930), dies on this day in history.   

Nov 21   Nazi occupiers forbid building schools in Netherlands in the year 1940.   

Nov 22   500 students in Delft demonstrate against nazis on this day in history.   

Nov 22   On this day in history terry Gilliam (actor Monty Python series, And Now for Something Completely Different, )   

Nov 22   Terry Gilliam (actor: Monty Python series, And Now for Something Completely Different, ) on this day in history.   

Nov 22   Waclaw Berent, Polish novelist, dies at 67 on this day in history.   

Nov 23   On this day in history 1st edition of illegal "The Truth" publishes   

Nov 23   On this day in history catherina van Rennes, composer, dies at 82   

Nov 25   Patria steamer sinks killing 200, outside of Haifa in the year 1940.   

Nov 25   In the year 1940 patria, carrying illegal immigrants, sinks in port of Haifa, 200 die   

Nov 26   In the year 1940 leidse students strike   

Nov 26   Nazis force 500,000 Warsaw Jews to live in walled ghetto on this day in history.   

Nov 27   6th Heisman Trophy Award: Tom Harmon, Michigan (HB) in the year 1940.   

Nov 28   In the year 1940 cleveringa arrested by nazis   

Nov 28   In the year 1940 nicolae Iorga, author/president of Romania, murdered by fascist   

Nov 30   On this day in history 28th CFL Grey Cup (Game 1): Toronto Balmy Beach defeats Ottawa, 8-2   

Nov 30   First game of only 2-game Grey Cup (Ottawa 8, Toronto Balmy Beach 2) in the year 1940.   

Nov 30   In the year 1940 fritz Volbach, German musicologist/conductor/composer, dies at 78   

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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   On this day in history birth of anthony Skooter Teague, Texas, actor (How to Succeed in Business)   

Jan 04   Brian Josephson, British physicist (Nobel 1973) was born in the year 1940.   

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   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   In the year 1940 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 in the year 1940.   

Jan 18   In the year 1940 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   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)