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Year 1940

Year 1940 started Eigthy-One years ago. This leap year started on Monday and ended on Tuesday containing 366 days. Knowing the year starting date and the number of days, we found Five same calendars between 1900 and 2050. These are: 1912 | 1940 | 1968 | 1996 | 2024 | . The analyzed 1940. year had 2 days landing on Friday the 13th. On bottom of this page, you can find calendar for 1940. year.

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Some random events that occurred in year 1940

We found 814 events for year 1940., but here only few are listed. Select month, and there you can see the list without filtering.
• 1940. January 14 (Category: Births), Julian Bond, American civil rights activist
• 1940. October 4 (Category: Births), Alberto Vilar, Cuban-American investor and philanthropist
• 1940. August 21 (Category: Deaths), Leon Trotsky, Russian politician and theorist (b. 1879)
• 1940. November 26 (Category: Births), Kotozakura Masakatsu, Japanese sumo wrestler, the 53rd Yokozuna (d. 2007)
• 1940. April 17 (Category: Births), Anja Silja, German soprano
• 1940. October 9 (Category: Events), World War II: Battle of Britain – During a night-time air raid by the German Luftwaffe, St. Paul's Cathedral in the City of London, England is hit by a bomb.
• 1940. February 1 (Category: Deaths), Philip Francis Nowlan, American writer (b. 1888)
• 1940. May 26 (Category: Births), Levon Helm, American musician, songwriter, producer, and actor (The Band and Ringo Starr & His All-Starr Band) (d. 2012)
• 1940. July 19 (Category: Births), Dennis Cole, American actor (d. 2009)
• 1940. August 17 (Category: Births), Eduardo Mignogna, Argentinian director (d. 2006)
• 1940. May 26 (Category: Events), World War II: Battle of Dunkirk – In France, Allied forces begin a massive evacuation from Dunkirk, France.
• 1940. September 3 (Category: Births), Eduardo Galeano, Uruguayan journalist
• 1940. October 7 (Category: Births), Bruce Vento, American politician (d. 2000)
• 1940. June 21 (Category: Births), Mariette Hartley, American actress
• 1940. August 6 (Category: Births), Louise Sorel, American actress

Calendar for 1940

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