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Events of 1940

(Below, many events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including )

January

• January 4 - WWII: Axis powers - Luftwaffe General Hermann Goering assumes control of all war industries in Germany. Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Hermann Wilhelm Göring (also spelled Goering) (12 January 1893 15 October 1946 was a German Politician, Military leader and a leading member Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• January 6 - WWII: Winter War - General Semyon Timoshenko takes command of all Russian forces. Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Winter War (Talvisota Советско-финляндская война - official Зимняя война - unofficial Vinterkriget began when the Semyon Konstantinovich Timoshenko (Семё́н Константи́нович Тимоше́нко Semën Konstantinovič Timošenko; &ndash March 31, 1970
• January 8 - WWII: Winter War - Russian 44th Assault Division destroyed by Finnish forces in Battle of Suomussalmi. Events 871 - Battle of Ashdown - Ethelred of Wessex defeats a Danish invasion army World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Winter War (Talvisota Советско-финляндская война - official Зимняя война - unofficial Vinterkriget began when the The Battle of Suomussalmi was fought between Finnish and Soviet forces in the Winter War.
• January 26 - Australia - Brisbane swelters through its hottest day ever, 43. Events 1340 - King Edward III of England is declared King of France. For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Australia topics. 2 degrees Celsius.
• January 27 - WWII: South Africa - A peace resolution introduced in Parliament is defeated by 81 votes to 59. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Republic of South Africa (also known by other official names) is a country located at the southern tip of the continent of Africa The Parliament of South Africa is South Africa's Legislature and is composed of the National Assembly of South Africa and the National Council of Provinces
• January 29 - Three gasoline multiple units carrying factory workers crash and explode while approaching Ajikawaguchi station, Yumesaki Line (Nishinari Line), Osaka, Japan, killing at least 181 people and injuring at least 92. Events 904 - Sergius III comes out of retirement to take over the papacy from the deposed Antipope Christopher. is a railway line of the West Japan Railway Company (JR West running from Nishikujo Station to Sakurajima Station, and the line is also called. is a city in Japan, located at the mouth of the Yodo River on Osaka Bay, in the Kansai region of the main island of Honshū For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.

February

• February 1 - WWII: Winter War - Russian forces launch major assault on Finnish troops which occupy the Karelian Isthmus. Events 1327 - Teenaged Edward III is crowned King of England, but the country is ruled by his mother Queen World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Winter War (Talvisota Советско-финляндская война - official Зимняя война - unofficial Vinterkriget began when the See Karelia (disambiguation for other meanings of the name Karelia.
• February 7 - RKO releases Walt Disney's second full-length animated film, Pinocchio. Events 457 - Leo I becomes emperor of the Byzantine Empire. 1074 - Battle of Montesarchio in which the Prince Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter The bouncing ball animation (below consists of these 6 frames Pinocchio is the second Animated feature in the Walt Disney Animated Classics.
• February 16 - WWII: In the Altmark Incident British destroyer Cossack pursues German tanker Altmark into Jøssingfjord in southwestern Norway. Events 1249 - Andrew of Longjumeau is dispatched by Louis IX of France as his ambassador to meet with the Khan of the Mongols World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Altmark Incident ( Norwegian: Altmark -affæren was a naval skirmish of World War II between the United Kingdom and Nazi Germany The Armed forces of the United Kingdom, commonly known as the British Armed Forces or Her Majesty's Armed Forces, and sometimes legally the Armed Forces Six ships of the Royal Navy have borne the name HMS Cossack, after the Cossack people of Eastern Europe, whilst another was planned but was Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Altmark was a German tanker and supply vessel one of five of a class built between 1937 and 1939 Jøssingfjord is a fjord located within the municipality of Sokndal in south-western Norway. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional
• February 27 - Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben discovered carbon-14

March

• March 2 - Elmer Fudd makes his debut in the short Elmer's Candid Camera. Events 1560 - The Treaty of Berwick, which would expel the French from Scotland, is signed by England and the Congregation Martin David Kamen ( August 27, 1913, Toronto &ndash August 31, 2002) was co-discoverer (with Sam Ruben) of the Isotope Samuel Ruben (born Charles Rubenstein in San Francisco California, November 5, 1913 - September 28, 1943) the son Carbon-14, 14C, or radiocarbon, is a Radioactive isotope of Carbon discovered on February 27, 1940, by Events 986 - Louis V becomes King of the Franks. 1127 - Assassination of Charles the Good Elmer J Fudd is a fictional Cartoon character and one of the most famous Looney Tunes characters Elmer's Candid Camera is a 1940 Merrie Melodies cartoon directed by Chuck Jones, and first released on March 2,
• March 3 - In Sweden, a time bomb destroys the office of Norrskenflamman newspaper of Swedish communists - 5 dead. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian A time bomb (or timebomb time-bomb) is an Improvised explosive device with a Timer so that it can be set to Detonate any time "Sverige" redirects here For other uses see Sweden (disambiguation and Sverige (disambiguation. Communism is a Socioeconomic structure that promotes the establishment of an egalitarian, classless, stateless Society based
• March 5- Members of Soviet politburo: Stalin, Molotov, Lazar Kaganovich, Mikhail Kalinin, Kliment Voroshilov and Lavrenty Beria, signed an order, prepared by Beria, for the execution of 25,700 Polish intelligentsia, including 14,700 Polish POWs. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a Joseph Stalin ( ნამდვილი გვარი ჯუღაშვილი|Iosif Vissarionovich Dzhugashvili; March 5 1953 was General Secretary of the Communist Party Mikhail Ivanovich Kalinin (Михаи́л Ива́нович Кали́нин ( – June 3, 1946) was a Bolshevik revolutionary and the titular Head (Климе́нт Ефре́мович Вороши́лов Kliment Efremovič Vorošilov, Климент Єфремович Ворошилов popularly known as Klim Voroshilov Lavrentiy Pavlovich Beria (ლავრენტი პავლეს ძე ბერია Lavrenti Pavles dze Beria; Russian: Лаврентий Павлович The action is known as the Katyn massacre.
• March 12 - Soviet Union and Finland sign a peace treaty in Moscow ending the Winter War. Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991 Finland, officially the Republic of Finland ( is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of northern Europe. Moscow (Москва́ romanised: Moskvá, IPA: see also other names) is the Capital and the largest city of The Winter War (Talvisota Советско-финляндская война - official Зимняя война - unofficial Vinterkriget began when the Finns, along with the world at large, were shocked by the harsh terms.
• March 18 - WWII: Axis powers - Adolf Hitler and Benito Mussolini meet at Brenner Pass in the Alps and agree to form an alliance against France and the United Kingdom. Events 37 - The Roman Senate annuls Tiberius ' will and proclaims Caligula emperor World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Brenner Pass ( Italian: Passo del Brennero; German: Brennerpass; Latin: Brennus Mons) is a Mountain pass through This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• March 21 - Édouard Daladier resigns as prime minister of France. Events 630 - Byzantine emperor Heraclius restores the True Cross to Jerusalem. Édouard Daladier (18 June 1884 - 10 October 1970 was a French Radical politician and Prime Minister of France at the start of the Second World He is replaced by Paul Reynaud. Paul Reynaud (15 October 1878 - 21 September 1966 was a French politician and lawyer prominent in the interwar period noted for his stances on economic liberalism and
• March 23 - The Pakistan Resolution is rallied by the All-India Muslim League: Muslims from every corner of India meet up around Iqbal Park, Lahore (now in modern-day Pakistan). Events 1174 - Jocelin, Abbot of Melrose, is elected Bishop of Glasgow. The Lahore Resolution ( Qarardad-e-Lahore قرارداد لاھور commonly known as the Pakistan Resolution (قرارداد پاکستان Qarardad-e-Pakistan The All India Muslim League ( Urdu: آل انڈیا مسلم لیگ Bengali:?????? ??? founded at Dhaka in 1906 was a political party in British A Muslim (مسلم pronounced Muslim, not Muzlim) is an adherent of the Religion India, officially the Republic of India (भारत गणराज्य inc-Latn Bhārat Gaṇarājya; see also other Indian languages) is a country Iqbal Park (formal 'Manto Park' is large area of green space located at the heart of Lahore city in Pakistan. ( lahor is the capital of the Pakistani province of Punjab and is the second largest city in Pakistan after Karachi. Pakistan () officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, is a country located in South Asia, Southwest Asia, Middle East and

April

• April 5 - Neville Chamberlain, in what will prove to be a tragic lapse of judgment, declares in a major public speech that Hitler has "missed the bus". Events 456 - St Patrick returns to Ireland as a missionary bishop Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately
• April 7 - Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp. Events 529 - First draft of Corpus Juris Civilis (a fundamental work in Jurisprudence) is issued by Eastern Roman Emperor Booker Taliaferro Washington (April 5 1856 &ndash November 14 1915 was an American educator orator author and leader of the African-American community African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A postage stamp is an adhesive paper evidence of pre-paying a fee for postal services
• April 9 - WWII: Germany invades Denmark and Norway in operation Weserübung. Events 193 - Septimius Severus is proclaimed Roman Emperor by the army in Illyricum (in the Balkans) World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Operation Weserübung was the codename for Nazi Germany 's assault on Denmark and Norway during World War II and the opening operation The British campaign in Norway is simultaneously commenced. This article describes Allied operations in Norway during World War II
• April 12 - The Faroe Islands were occupied by British troops following the invasion of Denmark by Nazi Germany. Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. The Faroe Islands or Faeroe Islands or simply Faroe(s or Faeroes (Føroyar meaning " Sheep Islands" Færøerne Old Norse The Kingdom of Denmark ( ˈd̥ænmɑɡ̊ (archaic ˈd̥anmɑːɡ̊ commonly known as Denmark, is a country in the Scandinavian region of northern Europe Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers This action was taken to avert a possible German occupation of the islands, which would have had very grave consequences for the course of the Battle of the Atlantic.
• April 15 - Opening day at Jamaica Racetrack features the use of pari-mutuel betting equipment, a departure from bookmaking heretofore used exclusively throughout New York state. Events 1450 - Battle of Formigny: Toward the end of the Hundred Years' War, the French attack and nearly annihilate English Other NY tracks follow suit later in 1940.
• April 21 - Take It or Leave It makes it debut on CBS Radio, with Bob Hawk as host. Events 753 BC - Romulus and Remus found Rome ( traditional date) This article is about the radio group for the radio network see CBS Radio Network.
• April 23 - Rhythm Night Club burns in Natchez, Mississippi: 198 dead. Events 215 BC - A temple is built on the Capitoline Hill dedicated to Venus Erycina to commemorate the Roman defeat at Natchez is the county seat of and the largest and only incorporated city within Adams County, Mississippi, United States.

May

• May 10 - WWII:
  • Battle of France begins - German forces invade Low Countries. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including In World War II, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Low Countries, the historical region of de Nederlanden, are the countries on low-lying land around the delta of the Rhine, Scheldt
  • Invasion of Iceland by the United Kingdom. The invasion of Iceland, codenamed Operation Fork, was a British Military operation conducted by the Royal Navy and the Royal Marines The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
  • With the resignation of Neville Chamberlain, Winston Churchill becomes Prime Minister of the United Kingdom. Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom

. Events 1291 - Scottish Nobles recognize the authority of Edward I of England.

• May 13
  • Winston Churchill, in his first address as Prime Minister, tells the House of Commons, "I have nothing to offer you but blood, toil, tears, and sweat. Events 1497 - Pope Alexander VI excommunicates Girolamo Savonarola. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords "
  • WWII: German armies open 60-mile wide breach in Maginot Line at Sedan. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Maginot Line (IPA, Ligne Maginot named after French Minister of Defense André Maginot, was a line of concrete Fortifications tank obstacles artillery
• May 14
  • Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands and her government flee to London; Rotterdam subjected to savage terror bombing by the Luftwaffe - 980 killed, 20,000 buildings destroyed. Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Wilhelmina (Wilhelmina Helena Pauline Marie 31 August 1880 &ndash 28 November 1962) was Queen regnant of the Kingdom of the The Netherlands ( Dutch:, ˈnedərlɑnt is the European part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, which consists of the Netherlands the Netherlands London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Rotterdam (pronounced) is the 2nd-largest City by population in the Netherlands, located in the province of ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force.
  • Recruitment begins in Britain for a home defence force - the Local Defence Volunteers, later known as the Home Guard. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The British Home Guard (initially "Local Defence Volunteers" or LDV, or in slang Look-Duck-Vanish, hence the name change was a defence
• May 15
  • WWII: Dutch army surrenders. Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Royal Netherlands Army ( Koninklijke Landmacht) is the land forces element of the Military of the Netherlands.
• May 16 - U. Events 1204 - Baldwin IX Count of Flanders is crowned as the first Emperor of the Latin Empire. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt, addressing a joint session of Congress, asks for an extraordinary credit of approximately $900 million to finance construction of at least 50,000 airplanes per year. The United States Congress is the bicameral Legislature of the federal government of the United States of America, consisting of two houses
• May 17 - Brussels falls to German forces; Belgian government flees to Ostend. Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Brussels (Bruxelles pronounced; Brussel pronounced) officially the Brussels Capital-Region, is Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those ||-||-||} Ostend  (  Oostende, French and German Ostende) is a Belgian City and municipality located in the Flemish
• May 18 - Marshal Henri Petain named vice-premier of France. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951 generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain ( Maréchal Pétain) This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• May 19 - General Maxime Weygand replaces Maurice Gamelin as commander-in-chief of all French forces. Events 1535 - French explorer Jacques Cartier sets sail on his second voyage to North America with three ships 110 men and Maxime Weygand ( 21 January 1867 - 28 January 1965) (vɛgɑ̃ was a French military commander in World War I and World Maurice Gustave Gamelin ( September 20, 1872 - April 18, 1958) was a French general This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
• May 20 - WWII: German forces, under General Erwin Rommel, reach the English Channel. Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs Holocaust: concentration and death camp, Auschwitz-Birkenau opens in Poland. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland
• May 22 - WWII: British Parliament passes Emergency Powers Act giving the government full control over all persons and property. Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Parliament of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the supreme legislative body in the United Kingdom and British overseas territories
• May 26 - WWII: Dunkirk evacuation of British Expeditionary Force starts. Events 451 - The Battle of Avarayr between Armenian rebels and the Sassanid Empire takes place World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo by the British was the Evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk The British Expeditionary Force ( BEF) was the British army sent to the Western Front in France and Belgium on the outbreak of
• May 28
  • WWII: King Leopold III orders the Belgian forces to cease fighting. Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Leopold III (born as Léopold Philippe Charles Albert Meinrad Hubertus Marie Miguel (French or Leopold Filips Karel Albert Meinrad Hubertus Maria Miguel The Kingdom of Belgium is a Country in northwest Europe. It is a founding member of the European Union and hosts its headquarters as well as those Leaders of the Belgian government on French territory declare Leopold deposed.
  • Winston Churchill warns the House of Commons to, ". Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . . prepare itself for hard and heavy tidings. "
• May 29 - First flight of the Vought XF4U-1, the prototype of the F4U Corsair U. Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout S. fighter later used in WWII. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including

June

• June 3
  • Holocaust: Franz Rademacher proposes the Madagascar Plan. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, proclaims himself Roman Emperor, entering The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Franz Rademacher (1906-1973 was an official in the Nazi government of the Third Reich during World War II, known for initiating The Madagascar Plan was a suggested policy of the Nazi government to forcibly relocate the Jewish population of Europe to the island of Madagascar.
  • WWII: Paris is bombed by the Luftwaffe for the first time. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force.
• June 4
  • Dunkirk evacuation ends - British forces complete evacuating 300,000 troops from Dunkirk in France. Events 781 BC - The first historic Solar eclipse is recorded in China. The Dunkirk evacuation, codenamed Operation Dynamo by the British was the Evacuation of Allied soldiers from the beaches and harbour of Dunkirk The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Dunkirk ( French: Dunkerque, dœ̃kɛʀk or; Dutch:; is a harbour city and a commune in the northernmost part of France, in the This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics.
  • Winston Churchill tells the House of Commons, "We shall not flag or fail. Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords We shall fight on the beaches. . . on the landing grounds. . . in the fields and the streets. . . We shall never surrender. "
• June 9 - WWII: The British Commandos are created. Events 53 - Roman Emperor Nero marries Claudia Octavia 62 - Claudia Octavia commits World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The British Commandos were first formed by the British Army in June 1940 during World War II as a well-armed but non-regimental raider force employing unconventional
• June 10 - WWII
  • Italy declares war on France and the United Kingdom. Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
  • U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt denounces Italy's actions with "Stab in the Back" speech from the graduation ceremonies of the University of Virginia. The University of Virginia (also called UVa, UVA, Mr Jefferson's University, or The University) is a highly selective public research
  • Canada declares war on Italy. Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
  • Norway surrenders to German forces. Norway ( Norwegian: Norge ( Bokmål) or Noreg ( Nynorsk) officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Constitutional Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  • French government flees to Tours. Tours is a city in France the Préfecture (capital city of the Indre-et-Loire département, on the lower reaches of the river
• June 12 - WWII: 13,000 British and French troops surrender to Field Marshal Erwin Rommel at St. Valery-en-Caux. Events 1381 - Peasants' Revolt: in England, rebels arrive at Blackheath. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. For other meanings see Field Marshal (disambiguation Field marshal is a military officer rank Erwin Johannes Eugen Rommel ( ( 15 November 1891 – 14 October 1944) (also known as the " Desert Fox " Wüstenfuchs Saint-Valery-en-Caux is a seaside town and commune of the Seine Maritime département, Haute-Normandie région
• June 13 - WWII: Paris is declared an open city. Events 1525 - Martin Luther marries Katharina von Bora, against the Celibacy rule decreed by the Roman Catholic Church for World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
• June 14 - WWII:
  • French government flees to Bordeaux. Events 1276 - While taking exile in Fuzhou in southern China, away from the advancing Mongol invaders, the remnants of the World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ( Gascon: Bordèu) is a port city in southwest France, with one million inhabitants in its metropolitan area at a 2008 estimate
  • Paris falls under German occupation. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  • U. S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Naval Expansion Act into law which aims to increase the United States Navy's tonnage by 11 %.
  • Holocaust: A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp. The Holocaust (from the Greek el ''ὁλόκαυστον'' (el-Latn holókauston holos, "completely" and kaustos, "burnt" also known as Poland (Polska officially the Republic of Poland Tarnów (Tarnau טארנא- Turna) is a city in southeastern Poland with 118128 inhabitants (2006 "Auschwitz" redirects here For the town see Oświęcim Auschwitz-Birkenau () was the largest of Nazi Germany
• June 15 - WWII: Verdun falls to German forces. Events 763 BC - Assyrians record a Solar eclipse that will be used to fix the Chronology of Mesopotamian history World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Verdun (medieval Wirten official name before 1970 Verdun-sur-Meuse) is a city and commune Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
• June 16 : The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is held for the first time in Sturgis, South Dakota. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. The Sturgis Motorcycle Rally is an American Motorcycle rally held annually in Sturgis, South Dakota each first Sturgis is a city in Meade County, South Dakota, United States.
• June 17
  • Philippe Petain becomes Prime Minister of France and immediately asks Germany for peace terms. Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Henri Philippe Benoni Omer Joseph Pétain (24 April 1856 – 23 July 1951 generally known as Philippe Pétain or Marshal Pétain ( Maréchal Pétain) This article is about the government position For other uses see Prime Minister (disambiguation. This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe.
  • Soviet Army enters Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia. The Baltic states (Balti riigid Baltijas valstis Baltijos valstybės or Baltic countries are three countries in Northern Europe, all members of the Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia ( Eesti or Eesti Vabariik) is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region Latvia ( Latvija officially the Republic of Latvia (Latvijas Republika is a Country in Northern Europe in the Baltic region.
  • Operation Ariel begins - Allied troops start to evacuate France, following Germany's takeover of Paris and most of the nation. Operation Ariel was the name given to the World War II evacuation of Allied forces from western France following the collapse of the country by the invasion In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city
  • Luftwaffe Junkers 88 bomber sinks British ship RMS Lancastria, that was evacuating troops from near Saint-Nazaire, France. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout History Launched on the Clyde Scotland in 1920 as the Tyrrhenia for the Anchor Line a subsidiary of Cunard, the 16243  ton, 578  See also the St Nazaire Raid Saint-Nazaire ( Breton: Sant-Nazer) is a town and ''commune'' in the Loire-Atlantique département This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Death toll is over 2500. Wartime censorship prevents the story going public.
• June 18
  • Winston Churchill speaks to the House of Commons: ". Events 618 - Coronation of the Chinese governor Li Yuan as Emperor Gaozu of Tang, the new Emperor of China, initiating three centuries Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords . . the Battle of France is over. In World War II, the Battle of France, also known as the Fall of France, was the German invasion of France and the Low Countries The Battle of Britain is about to begin. The Battle of Britain (German ''Luftschlacht um England'' is the name given to the sustained strategic effort by the German Luftwaffe during the summer and "
  • General Charles de Gaulle broadcasts from London, calling on all French people to continue the fight against Nazi Germany: "France has lost a battle. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. Nazism, which was a short name for National Socialism (Nationalsozialismus refers primarily to the Ideology and practices of the National Socialist German Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. But France has not lost the war. "
• June 21 - WWII: Vichy France and Germany sign armistice at Compiegne in the same wagon-lit railroad car used by Marshal Ferdinand Foch to accept the surrender of Germany in 1918. Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Compiègne is a commune in the Oise département of France, of which it is a Sous-préfecture. Ferdinand Foch OM GCB (2 October 1851 – 20 March 1929 was a French soldier military theorist and writer credited with possessing "the most original Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common
• June 23 - WWII: German leader Adolf Hitler surveys newly defeated Paris in now occupied France. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Paris (ˈpærɨs in English; in French) is the Capital of France and the country's largest city This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. [1]
• June 24
  • U. Events 972 - Battle of Cedynia, the first documented victory of Polish forces takes place S. politics: Republican Party begins its national convention in Philadelphia and nominates Wendell Willkie as its candidate for president. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə Wendell Lewis Willkie ( February 18 1892 &ndash October 8 1944) was a corporate lawyer in the United States and the Republican
  • WWII: Vichy France signs armistice terms with Italy. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• June 28 - General Charles DeGaulle is officially recognized by Britain as "Leader of all Free Frenchmen, wherever they may be. Events 1098 - Fighters of the First Crusade defeat Kerbogha of Mosul. Charles André Joseph Marie de Gaulle ( ( 22 November 1890 – 9 November 1970) was a French General and statesman who led the Free French The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Free French Forces (Forces Françaises Libres FFL) were French fighters in World War II who decided to continue fighting against Axis forces "
• June 30 - WWII: German forces land in Guernsey marking the start of the 5-year Occupation of the Channel Islands. Events 350 - Roman usurper Nepotianus, of the Constantinian dynasty, is defeated and killed by troops of the Usurper World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. The Bailiwick of Guernsey (Bailliage de Guernesey is a British Crown dependency in the English Channel off the coast of Normandy. The Occupation of the Channel Islands refers to the Military occupation of the Channel Islands by Germany during World War II which lasted

July

• July 3 - WWII: British naval units sink or seize ships of the French fleet anchored in the Algerian ports of Oran and Mers-el-Kebir. Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Algeria ( ar [[Arabic]] الجزائر, Al Jaza'ir ælʤæˈzæːʔir Amazigh: ⴷⵥⴰⵢⴻⵔ Dzayer) officially the People's Oran ( Arabic:ar وهران pronounced Wahran; also transliterated as Ouahran, Spanish: Orán. The following day, Vichy France breaks off diplomatic relations with Britain. Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located
• July 10 - WWII: Vichy France begins with a constitutional law where only 80 members of the parliament voted against. Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Vichy France, or the Vichy regime are the common terms used to describe the government of France from July 1940 to August 1944 The Vichy 80 refers to a minority group of French elected parliamentarians who on July 10, 1940, voted against the constitutional change that dissolved
• July 15 - U. Events 1099 - First Crusade: Christian soldiers take the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem after the final S. politics: Democratic Party begins its national convention in Chicago and nominates Franklin D. Roosevelt for an unprecedented third term as president. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• July 19 - WWII: Adolf Hitler makes peace appeal to Britain in an address to the Reichstag. Events 711 - Muslim forces under Tariq ibn Ziyad defeat the Visigoths led by their king Roderic. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The Reichstag ( German for "Imperial Diet " was the Parliament of the Holy Roman Empire, the North German Confederation, Lord Halifax, British foreign minister, flatly rejects peace terms in a broadcast reply on July 22. Edward Frederick Lindley Wood 1st Earl of Halifax, KG, OM, GCSI, GCMG, GCIE, PC ( 16 April 1881 &ndash Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of
• July 21 - Estonian SSR, Latvian SSR and Lithuanian SSR are proclaimed. Events 356 BC - Herostratus sets fire to the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the World The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика Estonskaya The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika Литовская Советская Социалистическая Республика

August

• August 3 - Lithuanian SSR, Latvian SSR (August 5) and Estonian SSR (August 6) are incorporated into the Soviet Union. Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. The Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (Lietuvos Tarybų Socialistinė Respublika Литовская Советская Социалистическая Республика The Latvian Soviet Socialist Republic (Latvijas Padomju Sociālistiskā Republika Латвийская Советская Социалистическая Республика Events 642 - Battle of Maserfield - Penda of Mercia defeats and kills Oswald of Bernicia. The Estonian Soviet Socialist Republic (Eesti Nõukogude Sotsialistlik Vabariik Эстонская Советская Социалистическая Республика Estonskaya Events 1538 - Bogotá, Colombia, is founded by Gonzalo Jiménez de Quesada. The Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR was a constitutionally Socialist state that existed in Eurasia from 1922 to 1991
• August 4 - Gen. Events 70 - The Destruction of the Second Temple in Jerusalem by the Romans. John J. Pershing, in a nationwide radio broadcast, urges all-out aid to Britain in order to defend the Americas, while Charles Lindbergh speaks to an isolationist rally at Soldier Field in Chicago. John Joseph "Black Jack" Pershing, GCB ( September 13, 1860 – July 15, 1948) was an officer in the United States Army The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft. Please see WikipediaWikiProject Aircraft/page content for recommended layout Isolationism is a Foreign policy which combines a non-interventionist military policy and a political policy of Economic nationalism ( Protectionism Soldier Field (formerly Municipal Grant Park Stadium) is located on Lake Shore Drive in Chicago Illinois, and is currently home to the NFL Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States.
• August 8 - Wilhelm Keitel signs the "Aufbau Ost" directive. Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Wilhelm Bodewin Johann Gustav Keitel (22 September 1882–16 October 1946 was a German Field marshal ( Generalfeldmarschall) Aufbau Ost (Building in the East was the German operational code name for the mobilisation of forces prior to the commencement of Operation Barbarossa
• August 20
  • Winston Churchill pays tribute in the House of Commons to the Royal Air Force: "Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 The House of Commons' is the Lower house of the Parliament of the United Kingdom, which also comprises the Sovereign and the House of Lords "
  • Leon Trotsky assassinated in Mexico by Ramón Mercader, a Soviet agent, with an ice axe. Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij The United Mexican States ( or commonly Mexico (ˈmɛksɪkoʊ () is a federal constitutional Republic in North America. Jaume Ramón Mercader del Río Hernández ( February 7 1914 &ndash October 18 1978) was a Catalan Communist who became An ice axe is a multi-purpose Mountaineering tool carried by practically every mountaineer
• August 26 - Chad is the first French colony to proclaim its support for the Allies. Events 1071 - Battle of Manzikert: The Seljuk Turks defeat the Byzantine Army at Manzikert. Chad (Tchad تشاد Tshād) officially known as the Republic of Chad, is a Landlocked country in Central Africa.

September

• September - U.S. Army 45th Infantry Division (previously a National Guard Division in Arizona, Colorado, New Mexico, and Oklahoma), activated and ordered into federal service for one year to engage in a training program in Ft. Sill and Louisiana prior to serving in World War II. The 45th Infantry Division was a unit of the United States Army in World War II and the Korean War. The State of Arizona ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States. The State of Colorado ( or chiefly by nonresidents) is a state located in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States of America. New Mexico ( is a state located in the southwestern region of the United States of America. Oklahoma ( is a state located in the South Central region of the United States of America. Fort Sill is a United States Army post near Lawton, Oklahoma, about 85 miles southwest of Oklahoma City. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including
• September 2 - WWII: Agreement between America and Great Britain announced. Events 44 BC - Pharaoh Cleopatra VII of Egypt declares her son co-ruler as Ptolemy XV Caesarion. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located Fifty U. S. destroyers needed for escort work transferred to Great Britain. In return, America gains 99-year leases on British bases in the North Atlantic, West Indies and Bermuda. The Caribbean (ˌkærəˡbiən kæ'rəbiən Cariben|Caraïben or Caraïben; Caraïbe or more commonly Antilles; Caribe is a Region consisting Ba (officially The Bermuda Islands or The Somers Isles) is a British overseas territory in the North Atlantic Ocean.
• September 7
  • Treaty of Craiova: Romania loses Southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria. Events 1251 BC - A Solar eclipse on this date might mark the birth of legendary Heracles at Thebes Greece. The Treaty of Craiova (Крайовска спогодба Tratatul de la Craiova was signed on 7 September 1940 between the Kingdom of Bulgaria Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Southern Dobruja ( Южна Добруджа Yuzhna Dobrudzha in Bulgarian, Dobrogea de sud or Cadrilater in Romanian) The state of Bulgaria (България transliterated bg-Latn ''Balgaria'' The country preserves the traditions (in ethnic name language and alphabet of the First Bulgarian
  • WWII: The Blitz - Nazi Germany begins to rain bombs on London. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Blitz was the sustained bombing of Britain by Nazi Germany between 7 September 1940 and 10 May 1941 in World War II. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers London ( ˈlʌndən is the capital and largest urban area in the United Kingdom. This will be the first of 57 consecutive nights of strategic bombing. Strategic bombing is a Military strategy used in a Total war with the goal of defeating an enemy nation-state by destroying its economic ability to wage war rather
• September 12
  • Lascaux, France - 17,000-year-old cave paintings are discovered by a group of young Frenchmen hiking through Southern France. Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Lascaux is the setting of a complex of Caves in southwestern France famous for its prehistoric Cave paintings The original caves are located near This article is about the country For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic France topics. Cave paintings are Paintings on Cave walls and ceilings and the term is used especially for those dating to Prehistoric times The paintings depict animals and date to the Stone Age. The Stone Age is a broad prehistoric time period during which Humans widely used stone for toolmaking
  • The Hercules Munitions Plant in Kenvil, New Jersey explodes, killing 55 people. Succasunna-Kenvil is a Census-designated place and unincorporated area located within Roxbury Township, in Morris County, New Jersey
• September 16 - WWII: Selective Training and Service Act of 1940 signed into law by Franklin D. Roosevelt, creating the first peacetime draft in U.S. history. Events 1400 - Owain Glyndŵr is declared Prince of Wales by his followers World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, also known as the Burke-Wadsworth Act, was passed by the Congress of the United States on September 14 The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• September 26 - WWII: U.S. imposes a total embargo on all shipments of scrap metal to Japan. Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar dedicates a World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In international Commerce and politics, an embargo is the prohibition of commerce For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
• September 27 - WWII: Germany, Italy and Japan sign Tripartite Pact. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics. The Tripartite Treaty (1906 also refers to a 1906 treaty concerning the Nile river (see Hydropolitics in the Nile Basin.

October

• October 16 - Draft registration of approximately 16 million men begins in the United States. Events 456 - Magister militum Ricimer defeats the Emperor Avitus at Piacenza and becomes master of the western The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• October 28 - WWII: Italian troops invaded Greece meeting strong resistance from Greek troops and civilians. Events 306 - Maxentius is proclaimed Roman Emperor. 312 - Battle of Milvian Bridge: Constantine World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία This action signals the beginning of the Balkans Campaign. The Balkans Campaign was the Axis Powers ' invasion of Greece and Yugoslavia during World War II.
• October 29 - Selective Service System lottery held in Washington, D.C.. Events 437 - Valentinian III, Western Roman Emperor, marries Licinia Eudoxia, daughter of his cousin Theodosius II The Selective Service System is the means by which the United States administers military Conscription. Washington DC ( formally the District of Columbia and commonly referred to as Washington, the District, or simply D

November

• November 5 - U.S. presidential election, 1940: Democrat incumbent Franklin D. Roosevelt defeats Republican challenger Wendell Willkie and becomes the United States' first third-term president. Events 1499 - Publication of the Catholicon in Treguier ( Brittany) The United States presidential election of 1940 was fought in the shadow of World War II as the United States was emerging from the Great Depression. The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Wendell Lewis Willkie ( February 18 1892 &ndash October 8 1944) was a corporate lawyer in the United States and the Republican The United States of America —commonly referred to as the
• November 7 - In Washington, the middle section of the Tacoma Narrows Bridge collapses in a windstorm, a mere four months after the bridge's completion (it opened to traffic on July 1, 1940 as the third-longest suspension bridge in the world). Events 1492 - The Ensisheim Meteorite the oldest Meteorite with a known date of impact strikes the Earth around noon in a Wheat Washington ( is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the United States. The Tacoma Narrows Bridge is a pair of mile-long Suspension bridges in the U "July 1st" redirects here For the Ayumi Hamasaki song see H (song. This article is concerned with a particular type of suspension bridge the suspended-deck type
• November 9 - Premiere of Joaquin Rodrigo's Concierto de Aranjuez in Barcelona, Spain. Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Joaquín Rodrigo Vidre ( 22 November 1901 &ndash 6 July 1999) was a composer of classical music The Concierto de Aranjuez is a composition for Classical guitar and Orchestra by the Spanish Composer Joaquín Barcelona ( Catalan bəɾsəˈlonə Spanish baɾθeˈlona is the capital and most populous city of the Autonomous Community of Catalonia Spain () or the Kingdom of Spain (Reino de España is a country located mostly in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula.
• November 10 - Earthquake in Bucharest, Romania - 1,000 dead. Events 1444 - Battle of Varna: The crusading forces of King Vladislaus III of Varna (aka Ulaszlo I of Hungary and Wladyslaw An earthquake is the result of a sudden release of energy in the Earth 's crust that creates Seismic waves Earthquakes are recorded with a Seismometer Bucharest ( Romanian: Bucureşti) is the Capital city, industrial and commercial centre of Romania. Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania
• November 11 - WWII:
  • Battle of Taranto - The Royal Navy launches the first aircraft carrier strike in history, on the Italian fleet at Taranto. Events 308 - The Congress of Carnuntum: Attempting to keep peace within the Roman Empire, the leaders of the Tetrarchy declare World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The naval Battle of Taranto took place on the night of 11 November 1940 &ndash 12 November 1940 during World War II The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) An aircraft carrier is a Warship designed with Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Not to be confused with Toronto. Taranto ( Ancient Greek: Tarās; Modern Greek: Tarantas) is a coastal city in
  • The German Hilfskreuzer (cruiser) Atlantis captures top secret British mail, and sends it to Japan. Nazi Germany and the Third Reich are the common English names for Germany under the regime of Adolf Hitler and the National Socialist German Workers A cruiser is a large type of Warship, which had its prime period from the late 19th century to the end of the Cold War. Early history Formerly a Freighter named Goldenfels, she was built by Bremer Vulkan in 1937 and was owned and operated by the Hansa Line The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located For a topic outline on this subject see List of basic Japan topics.
  • Armistice Day Blizzard: An unexpected blizzard kills 144 in U.S. Midwest. The Armistice Day Blizzard (or the Armistice Day Storm) took place in the Midwest region of the United States on 11 November ( Armistice A blizzard is a severe Winter storm condition characterized by low Temperatures strong Winds and heavy blowing Snow Blizzards are formed when
• November 13 - Walt Disney's Fantasia is released. Events 1002 - English king Ethelred orders the killing of all Danes in England, known today as the St Walter Elias Disney (December 5 1901 – December 15 1966 was a multiple Academy Award -winning American Film producer, director, Screenwriter Fantasia is a 1940 Animated film produced by Walt Disney, and is the third film in the Walt Disney Animated Classics. It is the first box office failure for Disney, though it will eventually recoup its cost years later, and become one of the most highly regarded of Disney's films.
• November 14 - WWII: In England, the city of Coventry is destroyed by 500 German Luftwaffe bombers (150,000 fire bombs, 503 tons of high explosives, 130 parachute mines leveled 60,000 of the city's 75,000 buildings; 568 people were killed). Events 1533 - Conquistadors from Spain under the leadership of Francisco Pizarro arrive in Cajamarca, Inca World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including England is a Country which is part of the United Kingdom. Its inhabitants account for more than 83% of the total UK population whilst its mainland Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force.
• November 16
  • WWII: In response to Germany leveling Coventry two days before, the Royal Air Force begins to bomb Hamburg (by war's end, 50,000 Hamburg residents died from Allied attacks). Events 534 - A second and final revision of the Codex Justinianus is published World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Coventry ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in the County of West Midlands in England. Hamburg (English, German: ˈhambʊɐk local pronunciation Low German / Low Saxon: Hamborg) is the second-largest city in Germany In general allies are people groups or nations that have joined together in an association for mutual benefit or to achieve some common purpose
  • Unexploded pipe bomb found in Consolidated Edison office building. A pipe bomb is an Improvised explosive device, a tightly sealed section of pipe filled with an Explosive material. Consolidated Edison Inc is one of the largest investor-owned energy companies in the United States with approximately $13 billion in annual revenues and $30 billion in assets (Only years later is the culprit, George Metesky, apprehended. George P Metesky ( November 2 1903 &ndash May 23 1994) better known as the Mad Bomber, terrorized New York City for 16 years in )
  • The Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers is founded. The Jamaica Association of Local Government Officers (JALGO is a 5000-member public sector Trade union
• November 18 - WWII: German leader Adolf Hitler and Italian Foreign Minister Galeazzo Ciano meet to discuss Benito Mussolini's disastrous invasion of Greece. Events 326 - The old St Peter's Basilica is consecrated 1302 - Pope Boniface VIII issues the Papal bull World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany ( ˈbʊndəsʁepuˌbliːk ˈdɔʏtʃlant is a Country in Central Europe. Hi and welcome to Wikipedia! Please understand that this article is frequently vandalized and vandalism is reverted immediately Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest Gian Galeazzo Ciano Count of Cortellazzo and Buccari ( March 18, 1903 – January 11, 1944) was Italian Minister of Foreign Affairs Greece (Ελλάδα transliterated: Elláda, historically, Ellás,) officially the Hellenic Republic (Ελληνική Δημοκρατία
• November 20 - WWII: Hungary, Romania and Slovakia join the Axis Powers. Events 284 - Diocletian was chosen as Roman Emperor. 762 - Bögü Khan of the Uyghurs, World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Hungary (Magyarország 'mɔɟɔrorsaːg) officially in English the Republic of Hungary ( Magyar Köztársaság, literally Magyar (Hungarian Republic Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania Slovakia (long form Slovak Republic; Slovak:, long form, is a Landlocked country in Central Europe with a population of over five million The Axis powers also known as the Axis alliance Axis nations Axis countries or sometimes just the Axis were those Countries
• November 27
  • In Romania, coup leader General Ion Antonescu's Iron Guard arrests and executes over 60 of exiled king Carol II of Romania's aides. Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Romania ( dated: Rumania, Roumania "Antonescu" redirects here For other persons with that surname see Antonescu (surname. Carol II of Romania ( 15 October / 16 October 1893 &ndash 4 April 1953) reigned as King of Romania from June 8 Among the dead is former minister and acclaimed historian Nicolae Iorga. Nicolae Iorga (his name may also be rendered as Nicolas Jorga in foreign works January 17, 1871, Botoşani – November 27,
  • WWII: Royal Navy and Regia Marina fight the Battle of Cape Spartivento. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Royal Navy of the United Kingdom is the oldest of the British armed services (and is therefore known as the Senior Service) The Regia Marina ( Italian Royal Navy) dates from the proclamation of the Kingdom of Italy in 1861 after Italian unification. The Battle of Cape Spartivento, known as the Battle of Cape Teulada in Italy was an engagement between naval forces of the British Royal Navy and

December

• December 8 - The Chicago Bears, in what will become the most one-sided victory in National Football League history, defeat the Washington Redskins 73-0 in the 1940 NFL Championship Game. Events 1609 - Biblioteca Ambrosiana opens its reading room the second public library of Europe. The Chicago Bears are a professional American football team based in Chicago, Illinois. The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league. The Washington Redskins are a professional American football team based in the Washington D
• December 12 & December 15 - WWII: The "Sheffield Blitz". Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including The Sheffield Blitz is the name given to the worst nights of Luftwaffe bombing in Sheffield, England during the Second World War. The City of Sheffield is badly damaged by German air-raids. Sheffield ( is a city and Metropolitan borough in South Yorkshire, England
• December 14 - Plutonium first isolated chemically in the laboratory. Events 1287 - St Lucia's flood: The Zuider Zee sea wall in the Netherlands collapses killing over 50000 people
• December 23 - Winston Churchill, in a broadcast address to the people of Italy, squarely blames Benito Mussolini for leading his nation to war against the British contrary to Italy's historic friendship with them. Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Sir Winston Leonard Spencer-Churchill, KG, OM, CH, TD, FRS, PC, PC (Can ( 30 November 1874 Italy (Italia officially the Italian Republic, (Repubblica Italiana is located on the Italian Peninsula in Southern Europe, and on the two largest
• December 26 - The film version of The Philadelphia Story, starring Katharine Hepburn, Cary Grant, James Stewart and Ruth Hussey, premieres at Radio City Music Hall in New York City. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. The Philadelphia Story is a romantic Comedy film starring Cary Grant, Katharine Hepburn, and James Stewart, and directed by Katharine Houghton Hepburn (May 12 1907 – June 29 2003 was an American actress of film television and stage James Maitland Stewart (20 May 1908 – 2 July 1997 popularly known as Jimmy Stewart, was an American Film and stage Actor Ruth Carol Hussey ( October 30 1911 &ndash April 19 2005) was an American actress best known for her Oscar -nominated role as Radio City Music Hall is an entertainment venue located in New York City 's Rockefeller Center. The City of New York
• December 29
  • Franklin D. Roosevelt, in a fireside chat to the nation, declares that the United States must become, ". Events 1170 - Thomas Becket: Thomas Becket Archbishop of Canterbury is assassinated inside Canterbury Cathedral by followers of King Henry II The fireside chats were a series of thirty evening Radio speeches given by United States President Franklin D The United States of America —commonly referred to as the . . the great arsenal of democracy. "
  • WWII: "Second Great Fire of London"; Luftwaffe carries out massive incendiary bombing raid starting 1500 fires. World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including ( German 'luftvafe is a generic German term for an Air force. Many famous buildings, including the Guildhall and Trinity House, are either damaged or destroyed.
• December 30 - California's first modern freeway, the future State Route 110, is opened to traffic in Pasadena, California, as the Arroyo Seco Parkway. Events 1460 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Wakefield. 1816 - The Treaty of St California ( is a US state on the West Coast of the United States, along the Pacific Ocean. Pasadena ( is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States. The Pasadena Freeway or Arroyo Seco Parkway is the first Freeway in the U It is now called the Pasadena Freeway.

Undated

• Guilin, China, acquires the current name. Guilin ( Pinyin: Guìlín) is a city in China, situated in the northeast of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on the west bank of the China ( Wade-Giles ( Mandarin) Chung¹kuo² is a cultural region, an ancient Civilization, and depending on perspective a National
• Tibet, province of Amdo: five-year-old Tenzin Gyatso was proclaimed the tulku (rebirth) of the thirteenth Dalai Lama. The Tibet Autonomous Region (TAR also called Xizang Autonomous Region (བོད་རང་སྐྱོང་ལྗོངས་ Wylie: Bod-rang-skyong-ljongs Amdo ( Tibetan: ཨ༌མདོ Chinese transliteration 安多, Pinyin: Ānduō is one of the Jetsun Jamphel Ngawang Lobsang Yeshe Tenzin Gyatso (born Lhamo Döndrub ( 6 July 1935 in Qinghai) He is the head of the Tibetan government-in-exile A tulku ( also tülku, trulku) is a Tibetan Buddhist Lama who has through Phowa and Siddhi, consciously The Dalai Lama is the spiritual and political leader of the Tibetan people according to Tibetan Buddhism.
• Korea The Hunmin Jeong-eum Haerye (1446) was discovered, explaining the basis of Hangul. Korea is a geographic area composed of two sovereign countries a civilization and a former state situated on the Korean Peninsula in East Asia.
• Truth or Consequences debuts on NBC Radio. Truth or Consequences was an American quiz show, originally hosted on NBC Radio by Ralph Edwards (1940-57 and later on television The National Broadcasting Company ( NBC) is an American Television network headquartered in the GE Building in New York City's

Ongoing

• Sino-Japanese War (1937-1945)
• World War II (1939 - 1945). The Second Sino-Japanese War ( July 7, 1937 to September 9, 1945) was a major war fought between the Republic of China and the Year 1937 ( MCMXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar World War II, or the Second World War, (often abbreviated WWII) was a global military conflict which involved a majority of the world's nations, including Year 1939 ( MCMXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Year 1945 ( MCMXLV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar

Births

1940 in other calendars

Gregorian calendar	1940 MCMXL
Ab urbe condita	2693
Armenian calendar	1389 ԹՎ ՌՅՁԹ
Bahá'í calendar	96 – 97
Berber calendar	2890
Buddhist calendar	2484
Burmese calendar	1302
Chinese calendar	4576/4636-11-22 (己卯年十一月廿二日) — to — 4577/4637-12-3 (庚辰年十二月初三日)
Coptic calendar	1656 – 1657
Ethiopian calendar	1932 – 1933
Hebrew calendar	5700 – 5701
Hindu calendars
- Vikram Samvat	1995 – 1996
- Shaka Samvat	1862 – 1863
- Kali Yuga	5041 – 5042
Holocene calendar	11940
Iranian calendar	1318 – 1319
Islamic calendar	1358 – 1359
Japanese calendar	Shōwa 15 (昭和15年)
Korean calendar	4273
Thai solar calendar	2483
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January-February

• January 4- Brian David Josephson, Welsh physicist, Nobel Prize laureate

-Gao Xingjian, Chinese-born writer, Nobel Prize laureate

• January 6 - Penny Lernoux, American journalist and author (d. The Gregorian calendar is the most widely used Calendar in the world today Ab Urbe condita (literally "from The Armenian calendar is the traditional calendar of Armenia. The Bahá'í calendar, also called the Badí‘ calendar, used by the Bahá'í Faith, is a Solar calendar with regular years of 365 days and Leap The Berber calendar is the annual Calendar used by Berber people in North Africa. The Buddhist calendar is used on mainland Southeast Asia in the countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand, Myanmar (formerly Burma The traditional Burmese calendar is a Lunisolar calendar based on both the phases of the moon and the motion of the sun The Chinese calendar is lunisolar, incorporating elements of a Lunar calendar with those of a Solar calendar. The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Chinese sexagenary cycle ( is a cyclic numeral system of 60 combinations of the two basic cycles the ten Heavenly Stems (天干 tiāngān The Coptic calendar, also called the Alexandrian calendar, is used by the Coptic Orthodox Church and still used in Egypt The Ethiopian calendar ( Amharic: የኢትዮጵያ ዘመን አቆጣጠር ye'Ītyōṗṗyā zemen āḳoṭaṭer) also called the Ge'ez calendar, The Hebrew calendar (הלוח העברי ha'luach ha'ivri) or Jewish calendar is a Lunisolar calendar used by Jews for predominantly religious Calendar Events Births Deaths Calendar Events Births Deaths The Hindu calendar used in ancient times has undergone many changes in the process of regionalization and today there are several regional Indian Calendars, as The Indian national calendar (sometimes called Saka calendar) is the official civil calendar in use in India. Kali Yuga ( Devanāgarī: sa कलियुग lit "Age of Kali " "age of vice" is one of the four stages of development that the world goes The Iranian calendar or Solar Hejri (تقویم هجری شمسی؛ سالنمای هجری خورشیدی Taqwim Hejri Shamsi Salanmay Hejri Khurshidi) is an astronomical The Islamic calendar or Muslim calendar ( Arabic: التقويم الهجري at-taqwīm al-hijrī; Persian: تقویم هجری قمری ‎ Since January 1, 1873, Japan has used the Gregorian calendar, with local names for the months and mostly fixed holidays The, or Shōwa era, is the period of Japanese history corresponding to the reign of Emperor Shōwa ( Hirohito) from December 25, 1926 to The traditional Korean calendar is a Lunisolar calendar which like the traditional calendars of other East Asian countries was based on the Chinese calendar The Thai solar calendar, Suriyakati (สุริยคติ has been the official and prevalent Calendar in Thailand since it was adopted by King Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Brian David Josephson (born 4 January, 1940; Cardiff, Wales) is a Welsh physicist, professor and became a Nobel Prize The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. Gao Xingjian (pron káu ɕĭŋ tɕiɛ̂n; Wade-Giles: Kao Hsing-chien born January 4 1940 is a French Chinese émigré Novelist The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Events 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England. 1205 - Philip of Swabia becomes King Penny Lernoux ( January 6, 1940 &ndash October 9, 1989) was a U 1989)
• January 9 - Miguel Ángel Rodríguez, a Costa Rican politician, lawyer, economist, and businessman. Year 1989 ( MCMLXXXIX) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link displays 1989 Gregorian calendar) Events 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople. Miguel Ángel Rodríguez Echeverría (born 9 January 1940) is a Costa Rican economist, lawyer businessman and politician
• January 14 - Julian Bond, American civil rights activist
• January 19 - Mike Reid, English actor (d. Events 1129 - Formal approval of the Order of the Templar at the Council of Troyes. Horace Julian Bonds (born January 14 1940) is an American leader of the American Civil Rights Movement. Events 1419 - Hundred Years' War: Rouen surrenders to Henry V of England completing his reconquest of Normandy. Mike Reid can refer to Mike Reid (entertainer (1940-2007 late English comedian and actor best known for his role as Frank Butcher in the BBC soap opera EastEnders 2007)
• January 20 - Carol Heiss, American figure skater
• January 21 - Jack Nicklaus, American golfer
• January 22 - John Hurt, English actor
• January 27 - James Cromwell, American actor
• January 31 - Kitch Christie, South African rugby coach (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 250 - Emperor Decius begins a widespread persecution of Christians in Rome. Carol Elizabeth Heiss Jenkins (born January 20, 1940 in New York City) is an American figure skater. Events 1189 - Philip II of France and Richard I of England begin to assemble troops to wage the Third Crusade. For his detailed statistics records and other achievements see List of career achievements by Jack Nicklaus. Events 565 - Eutychius is deposed as Patriarch of Constantinople by John Scholasticus. John Vincent Hurt, CBE (born 22 January 1940 is an English Actor. Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. James Oliver Cromwell (born January 27, 1940) sometimes credited as Jamie Cromwell, is an American Film and Television Events 1504 - France cedes Naples to Aragon. 1606 - Gunpowder Plot: Guy Fawkes George Moir Christie, better known as Kitch Christie (31 January 1940 – 22 April 1998 was a South African Rugby union coach best known for coaching the 1998)
• February 2 - David Jason, English actor
• February 3 - Fran Tarkenton, American football player
• February 4 - George Romero, American film writer, producer, and director
• February 5 - H.R. Giger, Swiss artist
• February 6
  • Tom Brokaw, American television news reporter
  • Jimmy Tarbuck, English comedian
• February 8
  • Ted Koppel, American journalist
  • Joe South, American singer and songwriter
• February 9 - J. M. Coetzee, South African writer, Nobel Prize laureate
• February 12 - Richard Lynch, American actor
• February 17 - Gene Pitney, American singer (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 962 - Translatio imperii: Pope John XII crowns Otto I Holy Roman Emperor, the first Holy Roman Emperor Sir David John White OBE, known by his Stage name David Jason (born 2 February 1940 is an English Actor, known Events 1112 - Ramon Berenguer III of Barcelona and Douce I of Provence marry uniting the fortunes of those two states Francis Asbury Tarkenton (born February 3, 1940) is a former American football player TV personality and computer software executive Events 211 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus dies leaving the Roman Empire in the hands of his two quarrelsome sons George Andrew Romero (born February 4, 1940) is an American director writer editor and actor Events 1576 - Henry of Navarre converts to Roman Catholicism in order to ensure his right to the throne of France. Hans Ruedi Giger (ˈɡi ɡɚ (born at Chur, Grisons Canton, February 5, 1940) is an Academy Award -winning Swiss Events 46 BC - Julius Caesar defeats the combined army of Pompeian followers and Numidians under Metellus Scipio Thomas John "Tom" Brokaw (born February 6, 1940) is an American Television Journalist and Author, and Jimmy Tarbuck OBE is an English comedian and the father of actress and television presenter Liza Tarbuck. Events 421 - Constantius III becomes co- Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Edward James "Ted" Koppel (born February 8, 1940) is an American journalist, best known as the former anchor for the Joe South (born Joseph Alfred Souter, 28 February 1940, in Atlanta Georgia) is a Grammy Events 474 - Zeno crowned as co-emperor of the Byzantine Empire. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred Events 1429 - English Forces under Sir John Fastolf defend a supply convoy carrying rations to the army besieging Orleans from attack by the Richard Hugh Lynch (born February 12 1936 or 1940 is an American Actor who has starred in many films and television shows Events 1500 - Battle of Hemmingstedt. 1600 - Philosopher Giordano Bruno is burned alive at Campo de' Fiori Gene Francis Alan Pitney ( February 17 1940 &ndash April 5 2006) was an American Singer and Songwriter. 2006)
• February 19 - Smokey Robinson, American musician
• February 20 - Jimmy Greaves, English footballer
• February 21 - James Wong, Hong Kong composer (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum William "Smokey" Robinson Jr (born February 19 1940 is an American R&B and soul Singer-songwriter, Record producer, Events 1472 - Orkney and Shetland are left by Norway to Scotland, due to a Dowry payment James Peter 'Jimmy' Greaves (born 20 February, 1940 in East Ham, London) is a legendary English former football player Events 362 - Athanasius returns to Alexandria. 1245 - Thomas, the first known Bishop of Finland 2004)
• February 22
  • Johnson Mlambo, South African politician
  • Billy Name, American photographer and Warhol archivist
• February 23 - Peter Fonda, American actor
• February 24 - Denis Law, Scottish footballer
• February 25 - Ron Santo, American baseball player
• February 28 - Mario Andretti, American race car driver
• February 29 - Edward Frederic Benson, American writer

March-April

• March 3 - Germán Castro Caycedo, Colombian writer and journalist
• March 3 - Owen Spencer-Thomas, English broadcaster, journalist and clergyman
• March 6 - Willie Stargell, baseball player (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1495 - King Charles VIII of France enters Naples to claim the city's throne Johnson P Mlambo (born February 22, 1940) is a South African politician from Johannesburg. Billy Linich, known as Billy Name and Billy Goat, (born 22 February 1940 in Poughkeepsie New York) is an American For the song by David Bowie, see Andy Warhol (song. Andrew Warhola (August 6 1928 &ndash February 22 1987 known as Andy Warhol Events 1455 - Traditional date for the publication of the Gutenberg Bible, the first Western Book printed from Movable Peter Henry Fonda (born February 23[[ 940]] is an American actor Events 303 - Galerius, Roman Emperor, publishes his edict that begins the persecution of Christians in his portion of the Denis Events 138 - The Emperor Hadrian adopts Antoninus Pius, effectively making him his successor Ronald Edward Santo (born February 25 1940 in Seattle Washington) is a former Third baseman in Major League Baseball who played almost Events 202 BC - coronation ceremony of Liu Bang as Emperor Gaozu of Han takes place initiating four centuries of the Han Dynasty 's rule Mario Gabriele Andretti (born February 28, 1940) is an Italian American former racecar driver and one of the most successful Americans in the Leap years Although the modern calendar counts a year as 365 days a complete revolution around the sun takes approximately 365 days and 6 hours Edward Frederic Benson ( July 24, 1867 &ndash February 29, 1940) was an English Novelist, Biographer, Memoirist Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Germán Castro Caycedo (born March 3, 1940) is a Colombian Journalist and Writer. Events 1284 - Statute of Rhuddlan incorporated the Principality of Wales into England 1575 - Indian Owen Robert Spencer-Thomas MBE was born on 3 March 1940 in Braughing, Hertfordshire, England. Events 1079 - Omar Khayyám completes the Iranian calendar. 1454 - Thirteen Years' War: Delegates of Wilver Dornell "Willie" Stargell ( March 6, 1940 &ndash April 9, 2001) nicknamed " Pops " in the later years of 2001)
• March 7 - Rudi Dutschke, German student leader (d. Year 2001 ( MMI) was a Common year starting on Monday according to the Gregorian calendar. Events 161 - Roman Emperor Antoninus Pius dies and is succeeded by co-Emperors Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus Rudi Dutschke born Alfred Willi Rudi Dutschke ( March 7, 1940 Schönefeld &ndash December 24, 1979, Århus, Denmark 1979)
• March 9 - Raúl Juliá, Puerto Rican actor (d. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) Events 590 - Bahram Chobin is crowned as king Barham VI of Persia. Raúl Rafael Juliá y Arcelay ( March 9, 1940 &ndash October 24, 1994) better known as Raúl Juliá, was an actor from 1994)
• March 10 - Chuck Norris, American actor and martial artist
• March 12 - Al Jarreau, American singer
• March 15 - Phil Lesh, American musician (Grateful Dead)
• March 16
  • Bernardo Bertolucci, Italian writer and film director
  • Jan Pronk, Dutch politician and diplomat
• March 17 - Mark White, Governor of Texas
• March 22 - Haing S. Ngor, Cambodian actor (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Carlos Ray "Chuck" Norris (born March 10 1940 is an American martial artist, action star and Television and Film Events 538 - Witiges, king of the Ostrogoths ends his siege of Rome and retreats to Ravenna, leaving Alwyn Lopez "Al" Jarreau (born March 12, 1940) is an American singer Events 44 BC - Julius Caesar, Dictator of the Roman Republic, is stabbed to death by Marcus Junius Brutus, Phillip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940 in Berkeley California) is a Musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead. The Grateful Dead was an American rock band formed in 1965 in the San Francisco Bay Area. Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king Bernardo Bertolucci (born March 16, 1940) is an Italian Writer and Academy Award winning Film director. Johannes "Jan" Pieter Pronk (born March 16, 1940) is a Dutch Politician and Diplomat. Events 45 BC - In his last victory Julius Caesar defeats the Pompeian forces of Titus Labienus and Pompey the Younger Mark Wells White (born March 17 1940) is an American lawyer who served as the forty-third Governor of Texas from 1983 - 1987 Events 238 - Gordian I and his son Gordian II are proclaimed Roman emperor. Dr Haing S Ngor ( Traditional Chinese: 吳漢 March 22, 1940 &ndash February 25, 1996) was a Cambodian 1996)
• March 25 - Anita Bryant, American entertainer
• March 26 - James Caan, American actor
• March 27
  • Austin Pendleton, American actor
  • Cale Yarborough, American race car driver
• March 29 - Ray Davis, American musician (P-Funk)
• March 30 - Astrud Gilberto, Brazilian-born singer
• April 1 - Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• April 2 - Penelope Keith, English actress
• April 12
  • Herbie Hancock, American musician
  • John Hagee, American televangelist
• April 16 - Queen Margrethe II of Denmark
• April 18 - Joseph L. Goldstein, American scientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• April 25 - Al Pacino, American actor
• April 26 - Giorgio Moroder, Italian film composer

May-June

• May 1 - Elsa Peretti, Italian jewelry designer
• May 7 - Jim Connors, Legendary Radio personality (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 1199 - Richard I is wounded by a crossbow bolt while fighting France which leads to his death on April 6. Anita Jane Bryant (born March 25, 1940, in Barnsdall Oklahoma) is an American Singer. Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. James Edmund Caan (born March 26, 1940) is an American Academy Award - Emmy - and Golden Globe -nominated American Events 196 BC - Ptolemy V ascends to the throne of Egypt. 1309 - Pope Clement V excommunicates Austin Pendleton (born March 27, 1940) is an American Film, Television, and stage Actor, a Playwright William Caleb (Cale Yarborough (born March 27, 1940 in Timmonsville South Carolina, near the famous Darlington Raceway) is a businessman and Events 1461 - Wars of the Roses: Battle of Towton - Edward of York defeats Queen Margaret to become King Raymond "Ray" Davis (born March 29, 1940, in Sumter South Carolina - died July 5, 2005, New Brunswick New Jersey P-Funk (also spelled P Funk or P Funk) is a shorthand term for the repertoire and performers associated with George Clinton and the Parliament-Funkadelic Events 240 BC - 1st recorded Perihelion passage of Halley's Comet. Astrud Gilberto (born March 29, 1940) is a Brazilian Singer best known for her Samba and Bossa nova music most famously Events 527 - Byzantine Emperor Justin I names his nephew Justinian I as co-ruler and successor to the throne Dr Wangari Muta Maathai (born April 1, 1940 in Ihithe village Tetu division Nyeri District of Kenya) is an The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Events 68 - Galba, Governor of Hispania, names himself legatus senatus populique Romani, breaking the line of Penelope Anne Constance Keith, CBE, DL (born Penelope Hatfield on 2 April 1940 is an English actress well known in the Events 467 - Anthemius is elevated to Emperor of the Western Roman Empire. Herbert Jeffrey Hancock ("Herbie" born April 12 1940 is a Jazz Pianist and Composer. John Charles Hagee (born April 12 1940 is the founder and senior Pastor of Cornerstone Church in San Antonio, Texas, a non-denominational Televangelism is the use of Television to communicate the Christian faith Events 1178 BC - A Solar eclipse may have marked the return of Odysseus, legendary King of Ithaca, to his kingdom Early life Princess Margrethe was born, to Crown Prince Frederik and Crown Princess Ingrid. Events 1025 - Bolesław Chrobry is crowned in Gniezno, becoming the first King of Poland. Joseph L Goldstein (b April 18, 1940) from Kingstree South Carolina is a Nobel Prize winning Biochemist and Geneticist The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 1607 - Eighty Years' War: The Dutch fleet destroys the anchored Spanish fleet at Gibraltar. Alfredo James “Al” Pacino (born April 25 1940 is an Academy - BAFTA - Golden Globe - Emmy - & Screen Actors Guild Award-Winning Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Hansjörg "Giorgio" Moroder (born on April 26 1940 in Urtijëi, Italy) is an Italian Record producer, songwriter Events 305 - Diocletian and Maximian retire from the office of Roman Emperor. Elsa Peretti (born May 1, 1940) is an Italian Jewelry designer Events 558 - In Constantinople, the dome of the Hagia Sophia collapses Jim "JC" Connors ( May 7, 1940 – February 24, 1987) was a popular radio Disc jockey of the 1960s through 1980s in 1987)
• May 8
  • Peter Benchley, American author (d. Year 1987 ( MCMLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link displays 1987 Gregorian calendar) Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Peter Bradford Benchley ( May 8, 1940 -11 February 2006 was an American author best known for writing the novel Jaws and co-writing the 2006)
  • Angela Carter, English author and editor (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Angela Carter ( May 7, 1940 – February 16, 1992) was an English novelist and journalist known for her Feminist, 1992)
  • Ricky Nelson, American singer (d. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Eric Hilliard "Ricky" Nelson, later known as Rick Nelson ( May 8, 1940 &ndash December 31, 1985) was an 1985)
• May 8 - Toni Tennille, American singer
• May 9 - James L. Brooks, American film producer and writer
• May 11 - Juan Downey, Chilean-born video artist (d. Year 1985 ( MCMLXXXV) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link displays 1985 Gregorian calendar) Events 589 - Reccared summons the Third Council of Toledo 1450 - Jack Cade's Rebellion: Kentishmen Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille (b May 8 1940 in Montgomery Alabama) is one-half of the 1970s Grammy Award winning duo, Captain & Tennille Events 1457 BC - Battle of Megiddo (15th century BC between Thutmose III and a large Canaanite coalition under the King of James L Brooks (born May 9, 1940) is an American producer, Screenwriter and director. Events 330 - Byzantium is renamed ''Nova Roma'' during a dedication ceremony but is more popularly referred to as Constantinople Juan Downey ( May 11, 1940 - June 9, 1993) was a pioneer Video artist Born in Santiago, Chile, he received 1993)
• May 14 - 'H'. Jones, British soldier (VC recipient) (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Lieutenant-Colonel Herbert Jones VC OBE, (14 May 1940 &ndash 28 May 1982 better known as 'H' 1982)
• May 15 - Don Nelson, American basketball player and coach
• May 17
  • Alan Kay, American computer scientist
  • Reynato Puno, Filipino Supreme Court Chief Justice
• May 18 - Lenny Lipton, American inventor
• May 20
  • Stan Mikita, Slovakian-born hockey player
  • Sadaharu Oh, Japanese baseball player
• May 22 - Bernard Shaw, American journalist and television news reporter
• May 24 - Joseph Brodsky, Russian-born poet, Nobel Prize laureate (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Donald Arvid Nelson (born May 15 1940 in Muskegon Michigan) is a former NBA player and currently is a National Basketball Association Head Events 1521 - Edward Stafford 3rd Duke of Buckingham, is executed for Treason. Alan Curtis Kay (born May 17, 1940) is an American Computer scientist, known for his early pioneering work on Object-oriented programming Reynato S Puno (born May 17, 1940) is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. The Supreme Court of the Philippines ( Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or Korte Suprema) is the country's highest judicial court as well Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Leonard (Lenny Lipton (b May 18 1940, Brooklyn, New York) is a well known Author, filmmaker and stereoscopic vision system inventor Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Stanislav "Stan" Mikita (born May 20 1940) is a Slovak born Canadian retired professional Ice hockey player generally Sadaharu Oh or officially Wang Chenchih ( Hepburn: Ō Sadaharu, born May 20 1940) is a former baseball player and manager of the Events 334 BC - The Greek army of Alexander the Great defeats Darius III of Persia in the Battle of the Granicus. Bernard Shaw (born May 22 1940 is an American journalist and former News anchor for CNN from 1980 until his retirement in March 2001 Events 1218 - The Fifth Crusade leaves Acre for Egypt. 1276 - Magnus Ladulås is crowned Joseph Brodsky ( May 24, 1940 — January 28, 1996) born Iosif Aleksandrovich Brodsky (Иосиф Александрович Бродский The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1996)
• May 29 - Farooq Leghari, President of Pakistan
• June 1 - René Auberjonois, American actor
• June 2 - King Constantine II of Greece
• June 6 - Richard Paul, American actor (d. Year 1996 ( MCMXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Monday (link will display full 1996 Gregorian calendar) Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian defeats the Sassanid army in the Battle of Ctesiphon, under the walls of the Sardar Farooq Ahmad Khan Leghari ( Urdu: سردار فاروق احمد خان لغاری) (born May 29 1940 was President of Pakistan from November 14 The President of Pakistan ( Urdū: صدر Sadr-e-Mumlikat) is the Head of state of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Events 193 - Roman Emperor Didius Julianus is Assassinated 987 - Hugh Capet is elected René Murat Auberjonois (born June 1 1940) is a American actor known for portraying Father Events 455 - The Vandals enter Rome, and plunder the city for two weeks Early life Constantine was born at Psychiko, near Athens, the nephew of King George II and the second child and only son of the King's brother and Events 1508 - Maximilian I Holy Roman Emperor, is defeated in Friulia by Venetian forces; he is forced to sign a three-year Richard Paul ( June 6, 1940 - December 25, 1998) was an American actor 1998)
• June 7 - Tom Jones, Welsh singer
• June 8 - Carole Ann Ford, British actress
• June 8 - Nancy Sinatra, American singer
• June 16 - Neil Goldschmidt, Governor of Oregon
• June 17 - George Akerlof, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate
• June 20 - John Mahoney, English-born actor
• June 21 - Mariette Hartley, American actress
• June 22
  • Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian film director, screenwriter, and film producer
  • Esther Rantzen, British broadcaster
• June 23
  • Adam Faith, English singer and actor (d. Year 1998 ( MCMXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display full 1998 Gregorian calendar) Events 1099 - The First Crusade: The Siege of Jerusalem begins Sir Thomas John Woodward, (born 7 June 1940 known by his stage name Tom Jones, is a Welsh pop music singer particularly noted for his powerful voice Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Carole Ann Ford (born 8 June 1940) is a British Actress best known for her role as Susan Foreman in the BBC Science Events 68 - The Roman Senate accepts emperor Galba. 536 - St Silverius becomes Pope (probable Nancy Sandra Sinatra (born June 8, 1940, in Jersey City New Jersey) is an American Singer and actress. Events 1487 - Battle of Stoke Field, the last dying breath of the Wars of the Roses. Neil Edward Goldschmidt (born June 16 1940 is an American businessman and former Democratic politician Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat George Arthur Akerlof (born June 17, 1940) is an American Economist and Koshland Professor of Economics at the The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Events 451 - Battle of Chalons: Flavius Aetius ' defeats Attila the Hun. John Mahoney (born June 20, 1940) is an award-winning English American Actor, best known for playing Martin Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Mary Loretta "Mariette" Hartley (born June 21, 1940) is an American character actress. Events 217 BC - Battle of Raphia: Ptolemy IV of Egypt defeats Antiochus III the Great of the Seleucid kingdom. Abbas Kiarostami ( `Abbās Kiyārostamī born 22 June 1940 is an internationally acclaimed Iranian Film director, Screenwriter, and Film producer Esther Louise Rantzen CBE (born) is an English Journalist and Television presenter who is best known for her long stint in That's Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Terence (Terry Nelhams-Wright, known as Adam Faith (23 June 1940 East Acton, London &mdash 8 March 2003 Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire 2003)
  • Lord Irvine of Lairg, Lord Chancellor of England
  • Wilma Rudolph, American athlete (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Alexander Andrew Mackay Irvine Baron Irvine of Lairg, PC, QC (born 23 June 1940 known as Derry Irvine, is a British Lawyer and The Lord High Chancellor of Great Britain, or Lord Chancellor is a senior and important functionary in the Government of the United Kingdom. Wilma Glodean Rudolph ( June 23, 1940 &ndash November 12, 1994) was an American athlete and in the 1960 Summer Olympics 1994)
• June 25 - A.J. Quinnell, English writer (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 524 - Battle of Vézeronce, the Franks defeat the Burgundians A J Quinnell was the Pen name of Philip Nicholson (born on June 25, 1940 in Nuneaton, Warwickshire, UK - died 2005)
• June 29 - Vyacheslav Artyomov, Russian composer

July-August

• July 3 - César Tovar, Venezuelan Major League Baseball player (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. Vyacheslav Petrovich Artyomov also Artemov (Вячесла́в Петро́вич Артё́мов born June 29, 1940) is a Russian and Soviet Events 324 - Battle of Adrianople Constantine I defeats Licinius, who flees to Byzantium. César Leonardo Tovar ( July 3, 1940 - July 14, 1994) nicknamed "Pepito" and "Mr 1994)
• July 7 - Ringo Starr, British drummer (The Beatles)
• July 10
  • Gene Alley, baseball player
  • Tom Farmer, Scottish entrepreneur
  • Helen Donath, American soprano
• July 13 - Patrick Stewart, English actor
• July 17
  • Tim Brooke-Taylor, English comedian
  • Verne Lundquist, American sportscaster
• July 18
  • Joe Torre, baseball player and manager
  • James Brolin, American actor and director
• July 22
  • George Clinton, American musician
  • Alex Trebek, Canadian game show host
• July 24 - Stanley Hauerwas, American theologian
• July 26 - Mary Jo Kopechne, American aide to Ted Kennedy (d. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1456 - A retrial verdict acquits Joan of Arc of heresy 25 years after her death Ringo Starr, MBE (born Richard Starkey on 7 July 1940 is an English Musician, Singer, Songwriter and Actor The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 Events 48 BC - Battle of Dyrrhachium, Julius Caesar barely avoids a catastrophic defeat to Pompey in Macedonia. Leonard Eugene Alley (born July 10, 1940 in Richmond Virginia) is a former Major League Baseball Shortstop who played his entire Sir Thomas Farmer, KB, KCSG (b 10 July 1940, Leith, Edinburgh) is a British Entrepreneur Helen Donath (born July 10, 1940) (nee Helen Erwin is an American Soprano. Events 1174 - William I of Scotland, a key rebel in the Revolt of 1173-1174, is captured at Alnwick by forces loyal to Patrick Hewes Stewart, OBE (born 13 July 1940 is an English Film, Television and stage Actor. Events 180 - Twelve inhabitants of Scillium in North Africa are executed for being Christians Timothy Julian Brooke-Taylor (born 17 July 1940) is an English comic Actor known in Britain and Australia as a member of The Goodies Verne Lundquist (born July 17, 1940) is an American Sportscaster, currently employed by CBS Sports television Events 390 BC - Roman - Gaulish Wars Battle of the Allia - a Roman army is defeated by raiding Gauls, Joseph Paul Torre (ˈtɔɹi born July 18, 1940 in Brooklyn New York) is the current manager of the Los Angeles Dodgers and a former Major James Brolin (born July 18 1940) is an American Television, Film, Character actor, producer, and director Events 1099 - First Crusade: Godfrey of Bouillon is elected the first Defender of the Holy Sepulchre of The Kingdom of George Alexander "Alex" Trebek (born July 22 1940 is an Emmy Award -winning Canadian - American Events 1132 - Battle of Nocera between Ranulf II of Alife and Roger II of Sicily. Stanley Hauerwas (b July 24, 1940) is a United Methodist Theologian, Ethicist, and professor of Law. Events 657 - Battle of Siffin. 811 - Battle of Pliska; Byzantine Emperor Nicephorus Mary Jo Kopechne ( July 26 1940 &ndash July 18 1969) was an American Teacher, Secretary and Administrator Edward Moore "Ted" Kennedy (born February 22 1932 is the senior United States Senator from Massachusetts and a member of the Democratic 1969)
• July 27 - Bharati Mukherjee, Indian-born novelist
• July 31 - Roy Walker, comedian and TV presenter of ITV's Catchphrase (1986-1999)
• August 3 - Martin Sheen, American actor
• August 7 - Jean-Luc Dehaene, Prime Minister of Belgium
• August 8 - Dilip Sardesai, former Indian Test cricketer (d. Year 1969 ( MCMLXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Events 1214 - Battle of Bouvines: In France, Philip II of France defeats John of England. Bharati Mukherjee (born July 27, 1940) is an award-winning Indian born American writer. Events 30 BC - Battle of Alexandria: Mark Antony achieves a minor victory over Octavian 's forces but most of his army subsequently Roy Simon Walker (born 31 July 1940) is a Northern Irish television personality and comedian who has worked for many years as both a television presenter and Events 8 - Roman Empire General Tiberius defeats Dalmatians on the river Bathinus. Martin Sheen (born Ramón Gerardo Antonio Estévez on August 3, 1940) is a Golden Globe and Emmy Award winning American Actor who earned Events 322 BC - Battle of Crannon between Athens and Macedon following the death of Alexander the Great. (ʒɑ̃ˈlyk dəˈɦanə (b Jean Luc Joseph Marie Dehaene, 7 August 1940 in Montpellier, France) is a Belgian politician This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Dilip Narayan Sardesai ( August 8, 1940, Margao, Goa - July 2, 2007, Mumbai) was a former Indian 2007)
• August 9 - Beverlee McKinsey, American actress
• August 10 - Bobby Hatfield, American singer (Righteous Brothers) (d. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. Events 48 BC - Caesar's civil war: Battle of Pharsalus - Julius Caesar decisively defeats Pompey at Pharsalus Beverlee McKinsey ( August 9, 1935 &ndash May 2, 2008) was an American Actress. Events 612 BC - Killing of Sinsharishkun, King of Assyrian Empire Robert Lee "Bobby" Hatfield ( August 10, 1940 &ndash November 5, 2003) was an American Singer, best known as one half The Righteous Brothers were the Musical duo of Bill Medley and Bobby Hatfield. 2003)
• August 19 - Jill St. John, American actress
• August 20
  • Musa Geshaev, Chechen poet and historian
  • Rubén Hinojosa, American politician
• August 22 - Valerie Harper, American actress
• August 25 - José Van Dam, Belgian bass-baritone
• August 28 - Tom Baker, American actor (d. Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 43 BC - Octavian, later known as Augustus compels the Roman Senate to elect him Consul. Jill St John (born August 19, 1940) is an American Film and Television actress. Events 636 - Battle of Yarmouk: Arab forces led by Khalid ibn al-Walid take control of Syria and Palestine Musa Bautdinovich Geshaev ( Муса Баутдинович Гешаев) (born August 20, 1940 in Grozny, Chechnya) is a Rubén E Hinojosa (born August 20, 1940) American Politician, has been the Democratic representative for the Texas Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Valerie Harper (born August 22, 1940) is an Emmy Award -winning American actress best known for her role as Rhoda Morgenstern Events 1248 - The Dutch city of Ommen receives city rights and fortification rights from Otto III the Joseph Baron van Damme (born August 25, 1940) known under the Pseudonym José van Dam, is a Belgian Bass-baritone. Events 475 - The Roman General Orestes forces western Roman Emperor Julius Nepos to flee his Capital Tom Baker ( August 28, 1940 &ndash September 2, 1982) was an American actor who starred in the Andy Warhol movie I A Man 1982)
• August 29
  • Johnny Paris, American musician (Johnny and the Hurricanes) (d. Year 1982 ( MCMLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link displays the 1982 Gregorian calendar) Events 708 - Copper coins are minted in Japan for the first time (Traditional Japanese date: August 10, 708) Johnny and the Hurricanes began as The Orbits in Toledo, Ohio in 1957 Johnny and the Hurricanes began as The Orbits in Toledo, Ohio in 1957 2006)
  • Bennie Maupin, American musician

September-October

• September 5 - Raquel Welch, American actress
• September 10 - David Mann, American artist (d. Year 2006 ( MMVI) was a Common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. Bennie Maupin (born 29 August 1940) is a Detroit Jazz Multireedist. Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Raquel Welch (born September 5 1940 is a Golden Globe -winning American actor who achieved fame as a Hollywood sex symbol during the 1960s Events 506 - The Bishops of Visigothic Gaul meet in the Council of Agde. David Mann ( September 10, 1940 – September 11, 2004) (also known as " Motorcycle " was an American artist famous 2004)
• September 12
  • Skip Hinnant, American actor
  • Mickey Lolich, baseball player
• September 13 - Óscar Arias, Costa Rican politician, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize
• September 14 - Larry Brown, American basketball coach
• September 23 - Mohammad-Reza Shajarian, Iranian traditional singer and undisputed Master
• September 24 - Michiko Suganuma, Urushi japanese lacquer artist
• October 9 - John Lennon, British musician and singer (The Beatles) (d. "MMIV" redirects here For the Modest Mouse album see " Baron von Bullshit Rides Again " Events 1213 - Albigensian Crusade: Simon de Montfort 5th Earl of Leicester, defeats Peter II of Aragon at the Skip Hinnant (Born September 12, 1940, in Chincoteague Island Virginia USA is an American actor and comedian Michael Stephen Lolich (born September 12, 1940 in Portland Oregon) is a former Major League Baseball Pitcher from 1962 Events 509 BC - The Temple of Jupiter on Rome 's Capitoline Hill is dedicated on the ides of September Óscar Rafael de Jesús Arias Sánchez (born 13 September 1940) is the current President of Costa Rica, and won the Nobel Peace Prize The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor Events 81 - Domitian becomes Emperor of the Roman Empire upon the death of his brother Titus. Lawrence Harvey Brown (born September 14 1940 in Brooklyn, New York, United States) is the head coach of the National Basketball Association Events 1122 - Concordat of Worms. 1459 - Battle of Blore Heath, the first major battle of the English Mohammad Reza Shajarian ( محمد رضا شجريان) (born September 23, 1940 in Mashhad, Iran) is an internationally Events 622 - Prophet Muhammad completes his hegira from Mecca to Medina. Michiko Suganuma (菅沼　三千子 Michiko suganuma (b 1940) is a prominent Urushi artist from Japan Lacquer Tree ( Toxicodendron vernicifluum or formerly Rhus verniciflua) also called Varnish Tree, Japanese lacquer Tree, Japanese Japanese Lacquerware is a broad category of fine and decorative arts as Lacquer has been used in paintings, prints, and on a wide Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born The Beatles were a pop and rock band from Liverpool, England formed in 1960 1980)
• October 13 - Pharoah Sanders, American saxophonist
• October 14 - Cliff Richard, English singer
• October 15 - Peter Doherty, Australian immunologist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine
• October 19 - Michael Gambon, Irish actor
• October 20 - Robert Pinsky, Poet Laureate of the United States
• October 21
  • Manfred Mann (Manfred Lubowitz), South African musician (Manfred Mann bands)
  • Geoffrey Boycott, English cricketer
• October 23 - Pelé, Brazilian footballer
• October 25 - Bobby Knight, American basketball coach
• October 27 - John Gotti, American gangster (d. Year 1980 ( MCMLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link displays the 1980 Gregorian calendar) Events 54 - Nero ascends to the Roman throne 409 - Vandals and Alans crossed the Pyrenees Pharoah Sanders (born October 13, 1940 Events 1066 - Norman Conquest: Battle of Hastings - In England on Senlac Hill seven miles from Hastings, the forces Sir Cliff Richard, OBE, (born Harry Roger Webb on 14 October 1940 is an English Singer, Actor and Businessman. Events 533 - Byzantine General Belisarius makes his formal entry into Carthage, having conquered it from the The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. Events 202 BCE - The Battle of Zama results in the defeat of Carthage and Hannibal. Events 1740 - Maria Theresa takes the throne of Austria. France, Prussia, Bavaria and Saxony Robert Pinsky (born October 20 1940) is an American Poet, Essayist, literary critic, and Translator. The Poet Laureate Consultant in Poetry to the Library of Congress is appointed by the United States Librarian of Congress and earns a stipend of $35000 a year Events 1512 - Martin Luther joins the theological faculty of the University of Wittenberg. Manfred Mann (born Manfred Sepse Lubowitz 21 October 1940, Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa) is a professional keyboard This article is about Manfred Mann the band For Manfred Mann the man see Manfred Mann (musician. Geoffrey Boycott OBE (born 21 October 1940 is a former Cricketer for Yorkshire and England. Events 4004 BC - Creation of the world begins according to the calculations of Archbishop James Ussher 42 BC - Events 1147 - The Portuguese, under Afonso I, and Crusaders from England and Flanders conquer Lisbon after a Robert Montgomery (Bob or Bobby Knight (born October 25 1940 in Massillon Ohio) also known as "The General" is an American former college Events 312 - Constantine the Great is said to have received his famous Vision of the Cross. John Joseph Gotti Jr ( October 27, 1940 &ndash June 10, 2002) commonly known by the media as "The Dapper Don" and "The 2002)

November-December

• November 1 - Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Chief Justice of India
• November 15 - Sam Waterston, American actor
• November 17 - Luke Kelly,Irish Ballad Singer from The Dubliners
• November 21 - Richard Marcinko, U. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Events 996 - Emperor Otto III issues a deed to Gottschalk Bishop of Freising which is the oldest known document using the name Ostarrîchi Ramesh Chandra Lahoti (born November 1, 1940) was the 35th Chief Justice of India, serving from June 1, 2004 to November 1 The term Chief Justice of India refers to the highest judge in the Supreme Court of India. Events 655 - Battle of Winwaed: Penda of Mercia is defeated by Oswiu of Northumbria. Samuel Atkinson "Sam" Waterston (born November 15 1940) is an American actor noted particularly for his portrayal of Jack McCoy Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Luke Kelly, ( 17 November 1940 - 30 January 1984) was an Irish Singer and Folk musician from Dublin Events 164 BC - Judas Maccabaeus, son of Mattathias of the Hasmonean family restores the Temple in Jerusalem. Richard "Dick" Marcinko (born November 21, 1940 in Lansford Pennsylvania) is a former United States Navy SEAL and S. Navy SEAL team member and author
• November 25 - Joe Gibbs, American football coach
• November 27 - Bruce Lee, Chinese American martial artist and actor (d. Events 1034 - Máel Coluim mac Cináeda, King of Scots dies Donnchad, the Joe Jackson Gibbs (born November 25, 1940) is a Hall of Fame American football coach and NASCAR Championship team owner Events 1095 - Pope Urban II declares the First Crusade at the Council of Clermont Bruce Lee ( November 27 1940 – July 20 1973 was an American-born Martial artist, Philosopher, instructor, Martial arts actor and the 1973)
• November 29 - Chuck Mangione, famous American flugelhorn player
• December 1 - Richard Pryor, American actor and comedian (d. Year 1973 ( MCMLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar of the 1973 Gregorian calendar. Events 1777 - San Jose California, is founded as el Pueblo de San José de Guadalupe Charles Frank "Chuck" Mangione (born November 29, 1940) is an American Flugelhorn player and composer who achieved international success in 1978 The flugelhorn (also spelled fluegelhorn or flügelhorn) is a Brass instrument resembling a Trumpet but with a wider conical bore Events 800 - Charlemagne judges the accusations against Pope Leo III in the Vatican Richard Franklin Lennox Thomas Pryor III ( December 1, 1940 &ndash December 10, 2005) was an American Comedian, Actor 2005)
• December 4 - Freddy Cannon, American singer
• December 4 - Gary Gilmore, American murderer (d. Year 2005 ( MMV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Freddy "Boom Boom" Cannon (born Frederick Anthony Picariello December 4 1940, in the North Boston suburb of Lynn, "December 4th" redirects here For the song by Jay-Z, see December 4th (song. Gary Mark Gilmore ( December 4, 1940 — January 17, 1977) was an American Criminal and Spree killer 1977)
• December 5 - Peter Pohl, Swedish writer
• December 12
  • Sharad Pawar, Indian politician
  • Dionne Warwick, American singer
• December 21 - Frank Zappa, American musician, composer, and satirist (d. Also 1977 (album by Ash. Year 1977 ( MCMLXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Peter Pohl ( Hamburg, Germany, 5 december 1940) is a Swedish Author and former director and Screenwriter Events 627 - Battle of Nineveh: A Byzantine army under Emperor Heraclius defeats Emperor Khosrau II 's Persian Sharadchandra Govindrao Pawar (Marathi शरदचंद्र गोविंदराव पवार (born December 12, 1940) popularly known as Dionne Warwick (born Marie Dionne Warrick on December 12, 1940) is an acclaimed five-time Grammy Award -winning singer actress activist Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Frank Vincent Zappa (December 21 1940 – December 4 1993 was an American Composer, Electric guitarist Record producer and Film director 1993)
• December 22 - Noel Jones, British ambassador to Kazakhstan (d. Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Events 1790 - The Turkish fortress of Izmail is stormed and captured by Suvorov and his Russian armies Noel Andrew Stephen Jones ( December 22, 1940 &ndash November 21, 1995) was an Indian born British Diplomat, 1995)
• December 23 - Jorma Kaukonen, American musician (Jefferson Airplane, Hot Tuna)
• December 23 - Robert Labine, former mayor of old city of Gatineau, Quebec
• December 26 - Edward C. Prescott, American economist, Nobel Prize laureate

Unknown dates

• Seamus Deane, Irish poet and novelist
• António Roseiro Founder and President of VITAE

Deaths

January - June

• January 4 - Flora Finch, English-born actress and comedian (b. Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Jorma Ludwik Kaukonen Jr (born December 23, 1940 in Washington D Jefferson Airplane was an American rock band from San Francisco, a pioneer of the Psychedelic rock movement Hot Tuna is an American Blues-rock band formed by bassist Jack Casady and guitarist Jorma Kaukonen as a spin-off of Jefferson Airplane Events 962 - Byzantine-Arab Wars: Under the future Emperor Nicephorus Phocas, Byzantine troops stormed the city Robert "Bob" Labine (born on December 23, 1940 in Gatineau, Quebec) was a Quebec politician in Gatineau Quebec. Gatineau ( 2006 census population 242124 is a city in western Quebec, Canada. Events 1481 - Battle of Westbrook - Holland defeats troops of Utrecht. Edward Christian Prescott (born December 26, 1940) is an American Economist. The Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences, officially named The Sveriges Riksbank Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel (Sveriges riksbanks pris i ekonomisk Seamus Deane (born 1940 in Derry, Northern Ireland) is an Irish Poet, Critic and Novelist. António Henrique Rodrigues Roseiro, Lisbon 1940 is a Portuguese Dentist and inventor Events 46 BC - Titus Labienus defeats Julius Caesar in the Battle of Ruspina. Flora Finch ( June 17 1867, London &ndash January 4 1940, Los Angeles) was an English -born film Actress 1869)
• January 18 - Kazimierz Tetmajer, Polish poet and writer (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 350 - Generallus Magnentius deposes Roman Emperor Constans and proclaims himself Emperor Kazimierz Przerwa-Tetmajer ( February 12, 1865 – January 18, 1940) was a Polish poet, Novelist, Playwright, 1865)
• January 27 - Isaac Babel, Ukrainian writer (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 98 - Trajan becomes Roman Emperor after the death of Nerva. Isaac Emmanuilovich Babel, Исаак Эммануилович Бабель ( – January 27, 1940) was a Soviet journalist playwright and short story writer who 1894)
• Fusajiro Yamauchi, Japanese business executive
• February 11 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Governor General of Canada (b. Year 1894 ( MDCCCXCIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Fusajiro Yamauchi (山内 房治郎 Yamauchi Fusajirō, November 22, 1859 &ndash January 1940 was the founder of the company that is now known as Events 660 BC - Traditional founding date of Japan by Emperor Jimmu. John Buchan 1st Baron Tweedsmuir GCMG GCVO CH PC ( August 26, 1875 &ndash February 11, 1940 The Governor General of Canada ( French: Gouverneure générale du Canada, or: Gouverneur général du Canada) is the vice-regal representative 1875)
• February 26 - Michael Hainisch, second President of Austria (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 747 BC - Epoch (origin of Ptolemy 's Nabonassar Era 364 - Valentinian I is proclaimed Michael Hainisch ( August 15 1858 - February 26 1940) was an Austrian politician and second Federal President of Austria after The Austrian Federal President ( German language: Österreichischer Bundespräsident) is the federal Head of state of Austria. 1858)
• March 5 - Cai Yuanpei, Chinese edjaucator (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 363 - Roman Emperor Julian moves from Antioch with an army of 90000 to attack the Sassanid Empire, in a 1868)
• March 10 - Mikhaïl Boulgakov, Russian writer (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 241 BC - First Punic War: Battle of the Aegates Islands - The Romans sink the Carthaginian fleet bringing Mikhail Afanasievich Bulgakov (Михаил Афанасьевич Булгаков, Kiev &ndash March 10, 1940, Moscow) was a Russian 1891)
• March 16 - Selma Lagerlöf, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1891 ( MDCCCXCI) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 597 BC - Babylonians capture Jerusalem, replace Jehoiachin with Zedekiah as king / sèlˈma ʊ̀tiːlɪa lʊ̀viˈsa lɑ̀ːgərˈløːv / (20 November 1858&ndash16 March 1940 was a Swedish Author and the first woman writer to win the The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1858)
• March 20 - Alfred Ploetz, German physician, biologist, and eugenicist (b. Year 1858 ( MDCCCLVIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Common Events 1600 - The Linköping Bloodbath takes place on Maundy Thursday in Linköping, Sweden. Alfred Ploetz ( August 22, 1860 &ndash March 20, 1940) was a German Physician, Biologist, Eugenicist 1860)
• March 26 - Spiridon Louis, Greek runner
• March 31 - Tinsley Lindley, English footballer (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1026 - Pope John XIX crowns Conrad II as Holy Roman Emperor. Events 307 - After divorcing his wife Minervina, Constantine marries Fausta, the daughter of the retired Roman Emperor Tinsley Lindley (born 27 October 1865 in Nottingham, died 31 March 1940 in Nottingham was an English footballer 1865)
• April 26 - Carl Bosch, German chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1467 - The miraculous image in Our Lady of Good Counsel appear in Genazzano, Italy. Carl Bosch ( August 27, 1874 &ndash April 26, 1940) was a German Chemist and Engineer who won the The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1874)
• May 14 - Emma Goldman, Lithuanian-born anarchist (b. Year 1874 ( MDCCCLXXIV) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1264 - Battle of Lewes: Henry III of England is captured in France making Simon de Montfort the Emma Goldman (June 27 1869 – May 14 1940 was an anarchist known for her political activism writing and speeches 1869)
• May 15 - Menno ter Braak, Dutch writer (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 1252 - Pope Innocent IV issues the Papal bull Ad exstirpanda, which authorizes but also limits the Menno ter Braak ( January 26, 1902 &ndash May 14, 1940) was a Dutch Modernist author 1902)
• May 20 - Verner von Heidenstam, Swedish writer, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1902 ( MCMII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year starting Events 325 - The First Council of Nicaea &ndash the first Ecumenical Council of the Christian Church is held Carl Gustaf Verner von Heidenstam ( July 6, 1859 &ndash May 20, 1940) was a Swedish poet and novellist a laureate of the The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred 1859)
• May 25 - Joe De Grasse, Canadian film director (b. Year 1859 ( MDCCCLIX) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1085 - Alfonso VI of Castile takes Toledo Spain back from the Moors. Joseph Louis De Grasse ( May 4, 1873 &ndash May 25, 1940) was a Canadian film director 1873)
• May 28 - Prince Frederick Charles of Hesse (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 585 BC - A Solar eclipse occurs as predicted by Greek philosopher and scientist Thales, while Alyattes is battling Frederick Charles Louis Constantine, Prince and Landgrave of Hesse-Kassel (or Hesse-Cassel ( May 1, 1868, Gut Panker &ndash May 28 1868)
• June 10 - Marcus Garvey, Jamaican-born publisher, entrepreneur, and black nationalist (b. Year 1868 ( MDCCCLXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap Events 1190 - Third Crusade: Frederick I Barbarossa drowns in the Sally River while leading an army to Jerusalem Marcus Mosiah Garvey Jr, National Hero of Jamaica (17 August 1887 10 June 1940 was a Publisher, Journalist, Entrepreneur, Black nationalist 1887)
• June 11 - Alfred S. Alschuler, American architect (b. Year 1887 ( MDCCCLXXXVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1184 BC - Trojan War: Troy is sacked and burned according to the calculations of Eratosthenes. Alfred S Alschuler ( 1876 - 11 June 1940)was one of Chicago's most prolific and versatile Architects during the height of the city's An architect is a licensed individual who leads a design team in the Planning and Design of buildings and participates in oversight of Building Construction 1876)
• June 17 - Arthur Harden, English chemist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1462 - Vlad III the Impaler attempts to assassinate Mehmed II ( The Night Attack) forcing him to retreat Arthur Harden ( October 12 1865 &ndash June 17 1940) was an English Biochemist. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. 1865)
• June 21 - Smedley Butler, U. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 524 - Godomar, King of the Burgundians defeats the Franks at the Battle of Vézeronce. Smedley Darlington Butler (July 30 1881 &ndash June 21 1940 Nicknamed " The Fighting Quaker " and " Old Gimlet Eye " was a Major S. general (b. 1881)
• June 29 - Paul Klee, Swiss artist (b. Year 1881 ( MDCCCLXXXI) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 512 - A Solar eclipse is recorded by a monastic chronicler in Ireland. 1879)

July - December

• July 4 - Robert Pershing Wadlow, tallest man ever (infection) (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 836 - Pactum Sicardi, peace between the Principality of Benevento and the Duchy of Naples Robert Pershing Wadlow ( February 22, 1918 &ndash July 15, 1940) is the tallest person in medical history for whom there is irrefutable 1918)
• August 8 - Johnny Dodds, American jazz clarinetist (b. Year 1918 ( MCMXVIII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1220 - Sweden is defeated by Estonian tribes in the Battle of Lihula. Johnny Dodds ( April 12 1892 &ndash August 8 1940) was a New Orleans based Jazz Clarinetist and Alto saxophonist 1892)
• August 18 - Walter Chrysler, American automobile pioneer (b. Year 1892 ( MDCCCXCII) was a Leap year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 293 BC - The oldest known Roman temple to Venus is founded starting the institution of Vinalia Rustica. Walter Percy Chrysler ( April 2, 1875 – August 18, 1940) was an American Machinist, Railroad man Automotive industry 1875)
• August 21 - Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary (b. Year 1875 ( MDCCCLXXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Leon Trotsky ( Russian:, Lev Davidovich Trotsky, also transliterated Leo, Lyev, Trotskii, Trotski, Trotskij 1879)
• August 21 - Hermann Obrecht, Swiss Federal Councillor (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 1192 - Minamoto Yoritomo becomes Seii Tai Shōgun and the De facto ruler of Japan. Hermann Obrecht ( March 26, 1882 - August 21, 1940) was a Swiss politician and Member of the Swiss Federal Council (1935-1940 1882)
• August 22 - Mary Vaux Walcott, American artist and naturalist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 392 - Arbogast has Eugenius elected Western Roman Emperor. Mary Morris Vaux Walcott ( July 31, 1860 &ndash August 22, 1940) was an American artist and naturalist known for her watercolor paintings 1860)
• August 30 - J.J. Thomson, English physicist, Nobel Prize laureate (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 1363 - Beginning date of the Battle of Lake Poyang; the forces of two Chinese rebel leaders— Chen Youliang and Sir Joseph John “JJ” Thomson, OM, FRS (18 December 1856 &ndash 30 August 1940 was a British Physicist and Nobel laureate The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. 1856)
• September 5 - Charles de Broqueville, Prime Minister of Belgium (b. Year 1856 ( MDCCCLVI) was a Leap year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 1590 - Alexander Farnese 's army forces Henry IV of France to raise the siege of Paris. Charles Marie Pierre Albert Count de Broqueville ( December 4, 1860 &ndash September 5, 1940 in Brussels) was the Prime Minister This is a list of Prime Ministers of Belgium, known regionally as Premier Ministre in French, Eerste Minister in Dutch, 1860)
• September 27 - Julius Wagner-Jauregg, Austrian neuroscientist, recipient of the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Julius Wagner-Jauregg, ( March 7, 1857 Wels, Upper Austria – September 27, 1940 Vienna) was an Austrian physician The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. 1857)

Contents 1 Events of 1940 1.1 January 1.2 February 1.3 March 1.4 April 1.5 May 1.6 June 1.7 July 1.8 August 1.9 September 1.10 October 1.11 November 1.12 December 1.13 Undated 1.14 Ongoing 2 Births 2.1 January-February 2.2 March-April 2.3 May-June 2.4 July-August 2.5 September-October 2.6 November-December 2.7 Unknown dates 3 Deaths 3.1 January - June 3.2 July - December 4 Nobel prizes 5 Ship events 6 Notes 7 External links

• October 5 - Ballington Booth, American co-founder of Volunteers of America (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 869 - The Fourth Council of Constantinople is convened to decide about what to do about Patriarch Photius of Constantinople Ballington Booth ( July 28, 1857 – October 5, 1940) was a Salvation Army Officer and a co-founder of Volunteers of America 1857)
• October 9 - Wilfred Grenfell, English medical missionary to Newfoundland and Labrador (b. Click here for Indian Rebellion of 1857 Year 1857 ( MDCCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Thursday (link will display the Events 768 - Carloman I and Charlemagne are crowned Kings of The Franks. Sir Wilfred Thomason Grenfell KCMG ( February 28, 1865 - October 9, 1940) was a medical Missionary to Newfoundland 1865)
• October 10 - Berton Churchill, Canadian actor (b. Year 1865 ( MDCCCLXV) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 680 - Battle of Karbala: Shia Imam Husayn bin Ali, the grandson of the Prophet Muhammad, is decapitated Berton Churchill ( December 9, 1876 &ndash October 10, 1940) was a Canadian actor 1876)
• November 9 - Neville Chamberlain, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (b. Year 1876 ( MDCCCLXXVI) was a Leap year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all Arthur Neville Chamberlain (18 March 1869 &ndash 9 November 1940 was a British Conservative Politician and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland is the political leader of the United Kingdom 1869)
• November 9 - John Henry Kirby, Texas legislator and American businessman (b. Year 1869 ( MDCCCLXIX) is a Common year starting on Friday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common year Events 694 - Egica, a king of the Visigoths of Hispania, accuses Jews of aiding Muslims sentencing all John Henry Kirby (1860-1940 was a businessman whose ventures made him arguably the largest Lumber manufacturer in Texas and the Southern United States. 1860)
• November 17 - Eric Gill, British sculptor and writer (b. Year 1860 ( MDCCLX) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year starting Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Arthur Eric Rowton Gill ( 22 February 1882 – 17 November 1940) was a British sculptor, typeface designer, 1882)
• November 17 - Raymond Pearl, American biologist (b. Year 1882 ( MDCCCLXXXII) was a Common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 284 - Diocletian is proclaimed emperor by his soldiers Raymond Pearl ( 3 June 1879 &ndash 17 November 1940) was an American Biologist, regarded as one of the founders of 1879)
• December 5 - Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist (b. Year 1879 ( MDCCCLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 63 BC - Cicero reads the last of his Catiline Orations. Jan Kubelík ( July 5, 1880 &ndash December 5, 1940) was a Czech Violinist and Composer. 1880)
• December 15 or December 16 - Billy Hamilton, Baseball Hall of Fame outfielder (b. Year 1880 ( MDCCCLXXX) was a Leap year starting on Thursday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Leap year Events 533 - Byzantine general Belisarius defeats the Vandals, commanded by King Gelimer, at the Battle of Events 755 - An Lushan revolts against Chancellor Yang Guozhong at Fanyang, initiating the An Shi Rebellion William Robert "Sliding Billy" Hamilton (b February 16, 1866, d 1866)
• December 19 - Kyösti Kallio, President of Finland (b. Year 1866 ( MDCCCLXVI) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 324 - Licinius abdicates his position as Roman Emperor. Kyösti Kallio kyøsti kallio ( April 10, 1873 &ndash December 19, 1940) was the fourth President of Finland (1937-1940 The President of Finland is the Head of State of Finland. Under the Constitution of Finland, executive power is vested in the President and the 1873)
• December 21 - F. Scott Fitzgerald, American writer (b. Year 1873 ( MDCCCLXXIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Francis Scott Key Fitzgerald (September 24 1896 – December 21 1940 was an American writer of Novels and Short stories, whose works are evocative of the 1896)
• December 25 - Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. Year 1896 ( MDCCCXCVI) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian Calendar (or a Leap year Events 274 - Roman Emperor Aurelian Agnes Ayres ( April 4, 1898 &ndash December 25, 1940) was a Silent film star in the 1920s 1898)

Nobel prizes

• Physics - not awarded
• Chemistry - not awarded
• Physiology or Medicine - not awarded
• Literature - not awarded
• Peace - not awarded

Ship events

• List of ship launches in 1940
• List of ship commissionings in 1940
• List of ship decommissionings in 1940
• List of shipwrecks in 1940

Notes

External links

• The 1930s Timeline: 1940 — from American Studies Programs at The University of Virginia

• 1940 Coin Pictures

Year 1898 ( MDCCCXCVIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Nobel Prize in Physics (Nobelpriset i fysik is awarded once a year by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences. The Nobel Prize in Chemistry (Nobelpriset i kemi is awarded annually by the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences to scientists in the various fields of Chemistry. The Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine (Nobelpriset i fysiologi eller medicin is awarded once a year by the Swedish Karolinska Institute. The Nobel Prize in Literature (Nobelpriset i litteratur is awarded annually since 1901 to an author from any country who has in the words from the will of Alfred The Nobel Peace Prize ( Swedish, Danish and Nobels fredspris is one of five Nobel Prizes Bequeathed by the Swedish industrialist and inventor The list of ship launches in 1940 includes a chronological list of all Ships launched in 1940 The list of ship commissionings in 1940 includes a chronological list of all Ships commissioned in 1940. The list of ship decommissionings in 1940 includes a chronological list of all Ships decommissioned in 1940. The list of shipwrecks in 1940 includes all Ships sunk foundered grounded or otherwise lost during 1940

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