Arthur Neville Chamberlain was Prime Minister of the United Kingdom from May 1937 to May 1940 and Leader of the Conservative Party from May 1937 to October 1940. He is known for his foreign policy of appeasement, and in particular for his signing of the Munich Agreement on 30 September 1938, ceding the German-speaking Sudetenland region of Czechoslovakia to Nazi Germany led by Adolf Hitler. Following the invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939, which marked the beginning of the Second World War, Chamberlain announced the declaration of war on Germany two days later and led the United Kingdom through the first eight months of the war until his resignation as prime minister on 10 May 1940.
Neville Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1869)
On November 9, in the year 1940, Neville Chamberlain, English businessman and politician, Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (born 1869). This event is recorded as a Notable Deaths event in the history of November 9, a notable event in this corner of history.
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- This event took place on November 9, 1940 (AD era).
- It is categorised as a Notable Deaths event in recorded history.
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- 1 notable person is recorded as involved in or associated with this event.
- Wikipedia source last updated on 22 October 2026.
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