June 14th (1940) was a Friday. It's the 164th day of the year (165th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 201 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 14th June, 1940
» World War II: Paris falls under German occupation, and Allied forces retreat.
» The Soviet Union 1940 Soviet ultimatum to Lithuania named presents an ultimatum to Lithuania resulting in Lithuanian loss of independence.
» A group of 728 Polish political prisoners from Tarnów become the first residents of the Auschwitz concentration camp.
Famous Birthdays on June 14 in 1940
» Jack Bannon, American actor
» Ben Davidson, American football player and actor (d. 2012)
June 14th Holidays in History
» Christian Feast Day:
» Basil the Great, Doctor, Bishop of Caesaria, Cappadocia, CE 379 (commemoration, Anglicanism)
» Cappadocian saints (Basil the Great, Gregory of Nazianzus, Gregory of Nyssa, Macrina the Younger named Macrina) (Lutheran)
» Elisha (Roman Catholic and Lutheran)
» Methodios I of Constantinople
» Richard Baxter (Church of England)
» Gilbert Keith Chesterton (Episcopal Church (United States) e.g The Episcopal Church)
» June 14 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Flag Day (United States)
» Liberation Day (Falkland Islands and South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands)
» Public holidays in Estonia known as Mourning and Commemoration Day or 'Leinapäev' (Estonia)
» Public holidays in Lithuania named Mourning and Hope Day in Lithuania.