Explore 4728 historical events from 1940–1949.
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)
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
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, with many eng…
World War II: The German Luftwaffe launches an air operation, codenamed Adlertag, during the Battle of Britain in an…
The Kingdom of Italy was a unitary state that existed from 17 March 1861, when Victor Emmanuel II of Sardinia was proclaimed King of Italy, until 18 June 1946, when the monarchy wa…
An Italian submarine torpedoes and sinks the Greek cruiser Elli at Tinos harbor during peacetime, marking the most…
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, with many eng…
World War II: The Hardest Day air battle, part of the Battle of Britain, takes place. At that point, it is the largest…
Lev Davidovich Trotsky, better known as Leon Trotsky, was a Russian revolutionary, Soviet politician and political theorist. He was a key figure in the 1905 Revolution, the October…
In Mexico City, exiled Russian revolutionary Leon Trotsky is fatally wounded with an ice axe by Ramón Mercader. He…
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, with many eng…
World War II: British Prime Minister Winston Churchill makes the fourth of his famous wartime speeches, containing the…
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
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
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)
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
The Eighth Route Army, also known as the 18th Group Army, was a field army nominally under the banner of the National Revolutionary Army (NRA) of the Republic of China, established…
World War II: The Eighth Route Army launches the Hundred Regiments Offensive, a successful campaign to disrupt…
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, with many eng…
World War II: The first Bombing of Berlin by the British Royal Air Force.
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, with many eng…
World War II: Chad becomes the first French colony to join the Allies under the administration of Félix Éboué,…
On August 31, 1940, Pennsylvania Central Airlines Flight 19, a new Douglas DC-3, was flying from Washington, D.C. to Detroit with a stopover in Pittsburgh. While the aircraft was f…
Pennsylvania Central Airlines Trip 19 crashes near Lovettsville, Virginia. The CAB investigation of the accident is…
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)
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)
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
Carol II was King of Romania from 8 June 1930 following a coup that deposed his son, until his forced abdication on 6 September 1940. As the eldest son of King Ferdinand I, he was …
King Carol II of Romania abdicates and is succeeded by his son Michael. General Ion Antonescu becomes the Conducător…
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, with many eng…
World War II: The German Luftwaffe begins the Blitz, bombing London and other British cities for over 50 consecutive…
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, with many eng…
World War II: The climax of the Battle of Britain, when the Luftwaffe launches its largest and most concentrated…
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, with many eng…
World War II: Italian troops conquer Sidi Barrani.
The Battle of Britain was a military campaign of the Second World War, in which the Royal Air Force (RAF) and the Fleet Air Arm (FAA) of the Royal Navy defended the United Kingdom …
World War II: Due to setbacks in the Battle of Britain and approaching autumn weather, Hitler postpones Operation Sea…
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