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1940 Calendar Trivia
The next time you can reuse this calendar will be on year 2024. Both calendars will be exactly the same! This is assuming you are not interested in the dates for Easter and other irregular holidays that are based on a solar cycle.
April 4 (4/4), June 6 (6/6), August 8 (8/8), October 10 (10/10), December 12 (12/12), and the last day of February always fall on the same day of the week in any given year. This is called the ‘Doomsday rule’. Check these dates using the full 12-month calendar below to verify.
1940 Calendar
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Historical Events Of 1940
- February 8, 1940 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Dragon in Chinese astrology.
- February 16, 1940 – World War II: Altmark Incident: The German tanker Altmark is boarded by sailors from the British destroyer HMS Cossack. 299 British prisoners are freed.
- May 13, 1940 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the German invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
- May 28, 1940 – World War II: Belgium surrenders to Nazi Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
- June 26, 1940 – World War II: Under the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact, the Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Romania requiring it to cede Bessarabia and the northern part of Bukovina.
- June 28, 1940 – Romania cedes Bessarabia (current-day Moldova) to the Soviet Union after facing an ultimatum.
- August 5, 1940 – World War II: The Soviet Union formally annexes Latvia.
- November 11, 1940 – The German cruiser Atlantis captures top secret British mail, and sends it to Japan.
- November 16, 1940 – Holocaust: In occupied Poland, the Nazis close off the Warsaw Ghetto from the outside world.
- November 25, 1940 – World War II: First flight of the de Havilland Mosquito and Martin B-26 Marauder.
Who Were Born On 1940?
- February 3, 1940 – Fran Tarkenton, American football player and sportscaster
- February 4, 1940 – George A. Romero, American director and producer
- February 19, 1940 – Bobby Rogers, American singer-songwriter (The Miracles) (d. 2013)
- March 23, 1940 – Ama Ata Aidoo, Ghanaian author, playwright, and academic
- May 13, 1940 – Kōkichi Tsuburaya, Japanese runner (d. 1968)
- July 3, 1940 – Fontella Bass, American singer-songwriter (d. 2012)
- September 3, 1940 – Brian Lochore, New Zealand rugby player and coach
- November 1, 1940 – Ramesh Chandra Lahoti, Indian jurist, 35th Chief Justice of India
- November 2, 1940 – Jim Bakken, American football player
- November 13, 1940 – Daniel Pilon, Canadian actor