What Happened In April 1940 In History

Historical Events for April, 1940

• 7th » Booker T. Washington becomes the first African American to be depicted on a United States postage stamp.
• 9th » World War II: Operation Weserübung Nazi Germany called Germany invades Denmark and Norway.
• 9th » Vidkun Quisling seizes power in Norway.
• 14th » World War II: Royal Marines land in Namsos, Norway in preparation for a larger force to arrive two days later.
• 15th » The Allies of World War II known as Allies begin their attack on the Norway known as Norwegian town of Narvik which is occupied by Nazi Germany.
• 23rd » The Rhythm Night Club fire at a dance hall in Natchez, Mississippi, kills 198 people.

Famous Birthdays on April in 1940

• 1st » Wangari Maathai, Kenyan environmentalist, Nobel Peace Prize or Nobel Prize laureate (d. 2011)
• 2nd » Donald Jackson, Canadian figure skater
• 2nd » Mike Hailwood, English motorcycle racer (d. 1981)
• 2nd » Penelope Keith, English actress
• 4th » Richard Attwood, English race car driver
• 4th » Sharon Sheeley, American singer-songwriter (d. 2002)
• 5th » Tommy Cash, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 5th » Gilles Proulx, Canadian journalist, historian, and radio host
• 6th » Homero Aridjis, Mexican journalist, author, and poet
• 6th » Pedro Armendáriz, Jr., Mexican-American actor (d. 2011)
• 7th » Marju Lauristin, Estonian politician, 1st Estonian Minister of Social Affairs
• 8th » John Havlicek, American basketball player
• 9th » Jim Roberts (ice hockey b. 1940) named Jim Roberts, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 10th » Gloria Hunniford, Irish radio and television host
• 11th » Col Firmin, Australian politician (d. 2013)
• 11th » Thomas Harris, American author and screenwriter
• 12th » Bashir Ahmad (singer) named Bashir Ahmad, Indian-Bangladeshi singer (d. 2014)
• 12th » John Hagee, American pastor
• 12th » Herbie Hancock, American pianist, composer, and bandleader (Miles Davis Quintet)
• 13th » Mike Beuttler, Egyptian-English race car driver (d. 1988)
• 13th » Lester Chambers, American singer-songwriter (The Chambers Brothers)
• 13th » Vladimir Cosma, Romanian composer and conductor
• 13th » J. M. G. Le Clézio, French author and educator, Nobel Prize in Literature called Nobel Prize laureate
• 13th » Jim McNab, Scottish footballer (d. 2006)
• 13th » Max Mosley, English race car driver and engineer, co-founded March Engineering
• 14th » David Hope, Baron Hope of Thornes English archbishop
• 14th » Richard Thompson (physician) or Richard Thompson English physician and academic
• 15th » Jeffrey Archer, English author, playwright, and politician
• 15th » Sean Caffrey, Irish actor (d. 2013)
• 15th » Willie Davis (baseball) e.g Willie Davis, American baseball player and actor (d. 2010)
• 15th » Woodie Fryman, American baseball player (d. 2011)
• 15th » Robert Lacroix, Canadian economist and academic
• 15th » Yossef Romano, Libyan-Israeli weightlifter (d. 1972)
• 15th » Robert Walker, Jr., American actor
• 16th » Benoît Bouchard, Canadian politician
• 16th » Margaret Maden, English academic
• 16th » Margrethe II of Denmark
• 16th » Thomas Stonor, 7th Baron Camoys, English banker and politician
• 17th » Eric Dancer, British businessman and politician, Lord Lieutenant of Devon
• 17th » Billy Fury, English singer-songwriter and actor (d. 1983)
• 17th » John McCririck, English journalist
• 17th » Chuck Menville, American animator and screenwriter (d. 1992)
• 17th » Anja Silja, German soprano
• 18th » Joseph L. Goldstein, American biochemist, Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine called Nobel Prize laureate
• 18th » Jaak Lipso, Estonian basketball player and coach
• 18th » Mike Vickers, English guitarist, saxophonist, and songwriter (Manfred Mann)
• 19th » Dougal Haston, Scottish mountaineer (d. 1977)
• 19th » Genya Ravan, American singer-songwriter and producer (Goldie & the Gingerbreads and Ten Wheel Drive)
• 20th » James Gammon, American actor (d. 2010)
• 21st » Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
• 21st » Souleymane Cissé, Malian film director
• 22nd » Marie-José Nat, French actress
• 23rd » Michael Copps, American politician
• 23rd » Dale Houston, American singer (d. 2007)
• 23rd » Michael Kadosh, Israeli footballer and manager (d. 2014)
• 24th » Sue Grafton, American author
• 24th » Chris Kelly (TV presenter) or Chris Kelly, English television host and producer
• 24th » Trevor Kent, Australian actor (d. 1989)
• 25th » Jochen Borchert, German politician
• 25th » Al Pacino, American actor and director
• 26th » Molvi Iftikhar Hussain Ansari, Indian cleric and politician (d. 2014)
• 26th » Giorgio Moroder, Italian singer-songwriter and producer
• 26th » Cliff Watson, English rugby player
• 29th » Stephanos of Tallinn, Estonian metropolitan
• 30th » Burt Young, American actor

Famous Deaths for April 1940

• 4th » Gustav Goßler, German rower (b. 1879)
• 5th » Charles Freer Andrews, English-Indian priest, missionary, and educator (b. 1871)
• 9th » Mrs. Patrick Campbell, English actress (b. 1865)
• 26th » Carl Bosch, German chemist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry or Nobel Prize laureate (b. 1874)

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