What Happened In December 1940 In History

Historical Events for December, 1940

• 12th » World War II: Approximately Fitzalan Square The Marples tragedy called 70 people are killed in the Marples Hotel, Fitzalan Square, Sheffield, as a result of a Sheffield Blitz named German air raid.
• 22nd » World War II: Himarë is captured by the Greece called Greek army.
• 23rd » World War II: Greek submarine Papanikolis (Y-2) sinks the Italian motor ship 'Antonietta'.
• 29th » World War II: In the Second Great Fire of London, the Luftwaffe fire-bombs London called London, England, UK, killing almost 200 civilians.

Famous Birthdays on December in 1940

• 1st » Mike Denness, Scottish-English cricketer and referee (d. 2013)
• 1st » Richard Pryor, American comedian, actor, producer, and screenwriter (d. 2005)
• 1st » Tasso Wild, German footballer
• 3rd » Jeffrey R. Holland, American academic and religious leader
• 4th » Gerd Achterberg, German footballer and manager
• 4th » Gary Gilmore, American murderer (d. 1977)
• 5th » Boris Ignatyev, Russian footballer and manager
• 5th » Peter Pohl, Swedish author, director, and screenwriter
• 5th » Adrian Street, Welsh-American wrestler and actor
• 5th » Frank Wilson (musician) called Frank Wilson, American singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2012)
• 6th » Lawrence Bergman, Canadian politician
• 6th » Richard Edlund, American visual effects designer
• 7th » Stan Boardman, English comedian and actor
• 7th » Gerry Cheevers, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 8th » Brant Alyea, American baseball player
• 9th » Clancy Eccles, Jamaican singer-songwriter and producer (d. 2005)
• 10th » Anne Gibson, Baroness Gibson of Market Rasen, English union leader and author
• 11th » David Gates, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (Bread (band) or Bread)
• 11th » Donna Mills, American actress and producer
• 12th » Sharad Pawar, Indian politician, 6th Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• 12th » Dionne Warwick, American singer and actress
• 12th » Frances Willard (magician) e.g Frances Willard, American magician
• 13th » Sanjaya Lall, Development economist (d. 2005)
• 14th » Lex Gold, Scottish footballer
• 15th » Nick Buoniconti, American football player and sportscaster
• 17th » Kåre Valebrokk, Norwegian journalist (d. 2013)
• 19th » Phil Ochs, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (d. 1976)
• 20th » Pat Chapman, English chef and author, founded The Curry Club
• 21st » Arvi Lind, Finnish journalist
• 21st » Paul & Paula known as Ray Hildebrand, American singer-songwriter (Paul & Paula)
• 21st » Frank Zappa, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and producer (The Mothers of Invention) (d. 1993)
• 22nd » Luis Francisco Cuéllar, Colombian politician (d. 2009)
• 22nd » Mike Molloy, English journalist, author, and illustrator
• 23rd » Jorma Kaukonen, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Jefferson Airplane and Hot Tuna)
• 23rd » Robert Labine, Canadian politician
• 23rd » Eugene Record, American singer-songwriter and producer (The Chi-Lites) (d. 2005)
• 24th » Janet Carroll, American actress and singer (d. 2012)
• 25th » Pete Brown, English singer-songwriter
• 25th » Hilary Spurling, English journalist and author
• 26th » Edward C. Prescott, American economist and academic, Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences named Nobel Prize laureate
• 26th » Ray Sadecki, American baseball player
• 28th » A. K. Antony, Indian lawyer and politician, Defence Minister of India
• 28th » Don Francisco (television host) known as Don Francisco, Chilean-American television host
• 30th » James Burrows, American actor, director, producer, and screenwriter
• 31st » Mani Neumeier, German drummer (Guru Guru)

Famous Deaths for December 1940

• 5th » Jan Kubelík, Czech violinist and composer (b. 1880)
• 8th » George Lloyd (bishop of Saskatchewan) called George Lloyd, English-Canadian bishop and theologian (b. 1861)
• 13th » Manuel de Escandón, Mexican polo player (b. 1857)
• 13th » George Regas, Greek-American actor (b. 1890)
• 14th » Anton Korošec, Slovenian-Yugoslav politician, 10th Prime Minister of Yugoslavia (b. 1872)
• 16th » Billy Hamilton (baseball, born 1866) known as Billy Hamilton, American baseball player (b. 1866)
• 17th » Alicia Boole Stott, Irish-English mathematician (b. 1860)
• 21st » F. Scott Fitzgerald, American author and poet (b. 1896)
• 22nd » Nathanael West, American author and screenwriter (b. 1903)
• 25th » Agnes Ayres, American actress (b. 1898)
• 30th » Childe Wills, American engineer (b. 1878)

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