1940
Jeroen Brouwers, Dutch journalist and writer (died 2022)
Jeroen Godfried Marie Brouwers was a Dutch writer.
Jeroen Brouwers, Dutch journalist and writer (died 2022)
The 1940s
Explore 1843 historical events from 1940–1949.
1940
The Soviet Union occupies Lithuania, which will eventually become the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR)
The Soviet Union, officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics (USSR), was a transcontinental country that spanned much of Eurasia from 1922 until its dissolution in 1991. It…
The Soviet Union occupies Lithuania, which will eventually become the Lithuanian Soviet Socialist Republic (SSR)
1940
World War II: RMS Lancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France
World War II, or the Second World War, was a global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies and the Axis powers. Nearly all of the world's countries participated. Tanks and air…
World War II: RMS Lancastria is attacked and sunk by the Luftwaffe near Saint-Nazaire, France
1940
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union
The Baltic states or the Baltic countries is a geopolitical term encompassing Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania. All three countries are members of NATO, the European Union, the Euroz…
The three Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania fall under the occupation of the Soviet Union
1940
Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle
The Appeal of 18 June was the first speech made by Charles de Gaulle after his arrival in London in 1940 following the Battle of France. Broadcast to France by the radio services o…
Appeal of 18 June by Charles de Gaulle
1940
Joseph L
Joseph Leonard Goldstein ForMemRS is an American biochemist. He received the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1985, along with fellow University of Texas Southwestern resea…
Joseph L
1940
Michael Cleary, Australian rugby player and politician
Michael Arthur Cleary AO is an Australian former rugby union and rugby league footballer of the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s, and a politician. He represented Australia in both rugby cod…
Michael Cleary, Australian rugby player and politician
1940
Ülo Õun, Estonian sculptor (died 1988)
Ülo Õun was an Estonian sculptor whose career began in the late 1960s and came to prominence in the 1970s. Õun mainly worked as a portrait and figural sculptor and was known for hi…
Ülo Õun, Estonian sculptor (died 1988)
1940
Burt Young, American actor and painter (died 2023)
Gerald Tommaso DeLouise, known professionally as Burt Young, was an American actor. He played Rocky Balboa's brother-in-law and best friend Paulie Pennino in the Rocky film series,…
Burt Young, American actor and painter (died 2023)
1940
David Koch, American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (died 2019)
David Hamilton Koch was an American businessman, political activist, philanthropist, and chemical engineer. In 1970, he joined the family business: Koch Industries, the second-larg…
David Koch, American engineer, businessman, and philanthropist (died 2019)
1940
Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
Jacques Joseph Caron is a Canadian former ice hockey player and coach. He played 72 games in the National Hockey League with the Los Angeles Kings, St. Louis Blues, and Vancouver C…
Jacques Caron, Canadian ice hockey player and coach
1940
Michael Copps, American academic and politician
Michael Joseph Copps is a former commissioner of the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC), an independent agency of the United States government. He was sworn in on May 31,…
Michael Copps, American academic and politician
1940
Al Pacino, American actor and director
Alfredo James Pacino is an American actor. Known for his intense performances on stage and screen, Pacino is widely regarded as one of the greatest actors of all time. His career s…
Al Pacino, American actor and director
1940
Peter Diamond, American economist
Peter Arthur Diamond is an American economist known for his analysis of U.S. Social Security policy and his work as an advisor to the Advisory Council on Social Security in the lat…
Peter Diamond, American economist
1940
Clemens Westerhof, Dutch footballer and manager
Clemens Westerhof is a Dutch football manager, who has worked in various football positions on the African continent since 1989.
Clemens Westerhof, Dutch footballer and manager
1940
Robin Cook, American physician and author
Robert Brian "Robin" Cook is an American physician and novelist who writes largely about medicine and topics affecting public health.
Robin Cook, American physician and author
1940
Lance Henriksen, American actor
Lance Henriksen is an American actor. He is known for his roles in various science fiction, action and horror genre productions, including Bishop in the Alien film franchise and Fr…
Lance Henriksen, American actor
1940
Angela Carter, English novelist and short story writer (died 1992)
Angela Olive Pearce, who published under the name Angela Carter, was an English novelist, short story writer, poet, and journalist, known for her feminist, magical realist, and pic…
Angela Carter, English novelist and short story writer (died 1992)
1940
Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (died 2006)
Peter Bradford Benchley was an American author. He is best known for his bestselling novel Jaws and co-wrote its movie adaptation with Carl Gottlieb. Several more of his works were…
Peter Benchley, American author and screenwriter (died 2006)
1940
Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice
Irwin Cotler is a retired Canadian politician who was Member of Parliament for Mount Royal from 1999 to 2015. He served as the Minister of Justice and Attorney General of Canada fr…
Irwin Cotler, Canadian lawyer and politician, 47th Canadian Minister of Justice
1940
Emilio Delgado, Mexican-American actor (died 2022)
Emilio Ernest Delgado was an American actor best known for his role as Luis, the Fix-it Shop owner, on the children's television series Sesame Street. He joined the cast of Sesame …
Emilio Delgado, Mexican-American actor (died 2022)
1940
Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1985)
Eric Hilliard "Ricky" or “Rick” Nelson was an American musician and actor. From age eight, he starred alongside his family in the radio and television series The Adventures of Ozzi…
Ricky Nelson, American singer-songwriter, guitarist, and actor (died 1985)
1940
Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
Cathryn Antoinette "Toni" Tennille is an American singer-songwriter and keyboardist. A contralto, she is best known as one-half of the 1970s duo Captain & Tennille with her former …
Toni Tennille, American singer-songwriter and keyboard player
1940
William B
William Bryan Jordan Jr. was an American art historian who facilitated acquisitions, curated exhibitions, and authored publications on Spanish artists and still life paintings, par…
William B