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1940 Calendar

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•  February 8, 1940 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Dragon in Chinese astrology.
•  March 13, 1940 – The Russo-Finnish Winter War ends.
•  March 30, 1940 – Sino-Japanese War: Japan declares Nanking capital of a new Chinese puppet government, nominally controlled by Wang Ching-wei.
•  May 10, 1940 – World War II: Germany invades Belgium, the Netherlands, and Luxembourg.
•  May 15, 1940 – USS Sailfish (SS-192) recommissioned, originally the USS Squalus.
•  May 28, 1940 – World War II: Belgium surrenders to Germany to end the Battle of Belgium.
•  June 18, 1940 – Appeal of June 18 by Charles de Gaulle.
•  October 31, 1940 – World War II: The Battle of Britain ends – the United Kingdom prevents a possible German invasion.
•  November 16, 1940 – World War II: in response to the leveling of Coventry, England by Nazi Germany’s Luftwaffe two days before, the Royal Air Force bombs Hamburg.
•  December 23, 1940 – World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis (Υ-2) sinks the Italian motor ship Antonietta.

•  January 22, 1940 – George Seifert, American football coach
•  February 15, 1940 – John Hadl, American football player
•  March 29, 1940 – Ray Davis, American musician (d. 2005)
•  April 16, 1940 – Benoît Bouchard, Canadian politician
•  May 23, 1940 – Giles Gordon, Scottish literary agent (d. 2003)
•  September 8, 1940 – Jack Prelutsky, American author
•  September 17, 1940 – Sotiris Moustakas, Greek actor (d. 2007)
•  September 29, 1940 – Nicola Di Bari, Italian singer
•  October 27, 1940 – John Gotti, American crime boss (d. 2002)
•  November 15, 1940 – Sam Waterston, American actor