1940 Calendar
A year scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

1940 Calendar

January
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031   
February
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
2526272829  
March
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
     12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
31      
April
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
282930    
May
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
   1234
567891011
12131415161718
19202122232425
262728293031 
June
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
      1
2345678
9101112131415
16171819202122
23242526272829
30      
July
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031   
August
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
    123
45678910
11121314151617
18192021222324
25262728293031
September
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
2930     
October
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
  12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
2728293031  
November
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
     12
3456789
10111213141516
17181920212223
24252627282930
December
SunMonTueWedThuFriSat
1234567
891011121314
15161718192021
22232425262728
293031    

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1940 Historical Event(s)

February 8, 1940 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Metal Dragon in Chinese astrology.
March 12, 1940 – Winter War: Finland signs the Moscow Peace Treaty with the Soviet Union, ceding almost all of Finnish Karelia. Finnish troops and the remaining population are immediately evacuated.
May 7, 1940 – The Norway Debate in the British House of Commons begins, and leads to the replacement of Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain with Winston Churchill three days later.
May 13, 1940 – Queen Wilhelmina of the Netherlands flees her country to Great Britain after the Nazi invasion. Princess Juliana takes her children to Canada for their safety.
May 17, 1940 – World War II: the old city centre of the Dutch town of Middelburg is bombed by the German Luftwaffe, to force the surrender of the Dutch armies in Zeeland.
June 3, 1940 – World War II: The Luftwaffe bombs Paris.
June 14, 1940 – The Soviet Union presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
September 7, 1940 – Treaty of Craiova: Romania loses Southern Dobrudja to Bulgaria.
November 11, 1940 – The German cruiser Atlantis captures top secret British mail, and sends it to Japan.
November 20, 1940 – World War II: Hungary becomes a signatory of the Tripartite Pact, officially joining the Axis Powers.

Who Were Born On 1940?

January 9, 1940 – Barbara Buczek, Polish composer (d. 1993)
January 27, 1940 – James Cromwell, American actor
February 4, 1940 – John Schuck, American actor
April 25, 1940 – Jochen Borchert, German politician
June 10, 1940 – John Stevens, British drummer (d. 1994)
June 22, 1940 – Abbas Kiarostami, Iranian filmmaker and poet
June 23, 1940 – Wilma Rudolph, American runner (d. 1994)
October 9, 1940 – John Lennon, British musician and songwriter (The Beatles) (d. 1980)
November 4, 1940 – Delbert McClinton, American musician
November 24, 1940 – Eric Wilson, Canadian children’s author.