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== Events == | == Events == | ||
* January 4 | * January 4 - [[Hermann Göring]] assumes control of most war industries in Germany. | ||
* March 13 - End of the Winter War. | |||
* March 13 - Former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab Michael O'Dwyer is assassinated in Caxton Hall, Westminster, England by the Indian revolutionary [[Udham Singh]]. | |||
* March 30 - [[Wang Jingwei]] declares the [[Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China]] to be the legitimate Chinese state, and pledges its allegiance to the [[Imperial Japan|Empire of Japan]]. | |||
* April to May - The [[Katyn Massacre]] is perpetrated by the [[NKVD]]. | |||
* April 9 - The [[Nazi Party]] launches Operation Weserübung, invading Denmark and Norway. [[Vidkun Quisling]] proclaims a new collaborationist regime in Norway. | |||
* May 20 - [[Auschwitz Birkenau]] [[concentration camp]] is opened in occupied Poland, near the town of Oświęcim. | |||
* May 23 - The [[British Union of Fascists]] is dissolved. | |||
* June 14 - [[Francisco Franco]] orders an occupation of the Tangier International Zone. | |||
* July 10 - The French Constitutional Law of 1940 is passed, establishing [[Vichy France]] as a client state of Nazi Germany. [[Philippe Pétain]] is named Chief of State and is given dictatorial powers. | |||
* July 22 - [[Fumimaro Konoe]] is named Prime Minister of Japan for the second time. | |||
* August - [[Lehi]] is founded by [[Avraham Stern]] after breaking away from the [[Irgun]]. | |||
* August 21 - [[Leon Trotsky]] is assassinated in Mexico City by NKVD agent [[Ramón Mercader]], acting on orders from [[Joseph Stalin]]. | |||
* September 7 - Beginning of [[the Blitz]]. | |||
* September 9 - African-American man Austin Callaway is [[lynching|lynched]] by a gang of six [[White Supremacy|white supremacist]]s in LaGrange, Georgia. | |||
* September 14 - [[Ion Antonescu]] and the [[Iron Guard]] declare the formation of the [[National Legionary State]] to govern Romania, and allign themselves with the [[Axis Powers]]. | |||
* September 22 - Imperial Japan begins an invasion of French Indochina. | |||
* September 30 - A gang of [[Hitler Youth]] members [[Arson|burn down]] the Great Synagogue of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France. | |||
* October 10 - [[Fulgencio Batista]] is elected President of Cuba. | |||
* October 12 - The [[Taisei Yokusankai]] is founded. | |||
* October 23 - [[Adolf Hitler]] meets with Francisco Franco to discuss a possible alliance with Spain. | |||
* October 28 - [[Benito Mussolini]] launches an invasion of Greece. | |||
* Unknown - [[A.O. Neville]] steps down as Chief Protector of the Aborigines. | |||
==Villain Deaths== | ==Births== | ||
*[[Nikolai Yezhov]] | === Villain births === | ||
* January 1 - [[Clifford Olson]] | |||
* January 12 - [[Bob Hewitt]] | |||
* February 2 - [[Delwar Hossain Sayeedi]] | |||
* February 16 - [[Kim Jong-il]] | |||
* June 7 - [[Samuel Little]] | |||
* June 16 - [[Neil Goldschmidt]] | |||
* July 6 - [[Nursultan Nazarbayev]] | |||
* July 15 - [[Ronald Gene Simmons Sr.]] | |||
* August 24 - [[Gordon Baum]] | |||
* August 26 - [[Michel Micombero]] | |||
* September 10 - [[Robert Anthony Buell]] | |||
* September 23 - [[Michel Temer]] | |||
* September 27 - [[Lawrence Bittaker & Roy Norris|Lawrence Bittaker]] | |||
* October 27 - [[John Gotti]] | |||
* November 23 - [[Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr.]] | |||
* Unknown - [[Ali Hassan Salameh]] | |||
=== Victim births === | |||
* May 29 - Leonardo Henrichsen | |||
* July 16 - Daniel L. Simmons | |||
* September 6 - Hugo Spadafora | |||
* October 8 - John Lennon | |||
== Deaths == | |||
=== Villain deaths === | |||
* February 4 - [[Nikolai Yezhov]] & [[Mikhail Frinovsky]] | |||
* August 3 - [[Vladimir Jabotinsky]] | |||
* August 21 - [[Leon Trotsky]] | |||
* September 23 - [[Robert Hichens]] | |||
* November 17 - [[Eric Gill]] | |||
=== Victim deaths === | |||
* March 30 - Michael O'Dwyer | |||
* July 6 - Jack Avery | |||
* September 9 - Austin Callaway | |||
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Events edit
- January 4 - Hermann Göring assumes control of most war industries in Germany.
- March 13 - End of the Winter War.
- March 13 - Former Lieutenant Governor of Punjab Michael O'Dwyer is assassinated in Caxton Hall, Westminster, England by the Indian revolutionary Udham Singh.
- March 30 - Wang Jingwei declares the Reorganized National Government of the Republic of China to be the legitimate Chinese state, and pledges its allegiance to the Empire of Japan.
- April to May - The Katyn Massacre is perpetrated by the NKVD.
- April 9 - The Nazi Party launches Operation Weserübung, invading Denmark and Norway. Vidkun Quisling proclaims a new collaborationist regime in Norway.
- May 20 - Auschwitz Birkenau concentration camp is opened in occupied Poland, near the town of Oświęcim.
- May 23 - The British Union of Fascists is dissolved.
- June 14 - Francisco Franco orders an occupation of the Tangier International Zone.
- July 10 - The French Constitutional Law of 1940 is passed, establishing Vichy France as a client state of Nazi Germany. Philippe Pétain is named Chief of State and is given dictatorial powers.
- July 22 - Fumimaro Konoe is named Prime Minister of Japan for the second time.
- August - Lehi is founded by Avraham Stern after breaking away from the Irgun.
- August 21 - Leon Trotsky is assassinated in Mexico City by NKVD agent Ramón Mercader, acting on orders from Joseph Stalin.
- September 7 - Beginning of the Blitz.
- September 9 - African-American man Austin Callaway is lynched by a gang of six white supremacists in LaGrange, Georgia.
- September 14 - Ion Antonescu and the Iron Guard declare the formation of the National Legionary State to govern Romania, and allign themselves with the Axis Powers.
- September 22 - Imperial Japan begins an invasion of French Indochina.
- September 30 - A gang of Hitler Youth members burn down the Great Synagogue of Strasbourg in Strasbourg, France.
- October 10 - Fulgencio Batista is elected President of Cuba.
- October 12 - The Taisei Yokusankai is founded.
- October 23 - Adolf Hitler meets with Francisco Franco to discuss a possible alliance with Spain.
- October 28 - Benito Mussolini launches an invasion of Greece.
- Unknown - A.O. Neville steps down as Chief Protector of the Aborigines.
Births edit
Villain births edit
- January 1 - Clifford Olson
- January 12 - Bob Hewitt
- February 2 - Delwar Hossain Sayeedi
- February 16 - Kim Jong-il
- June 7 - Samuel Little
- June 16 - Neil Goldschmidt
- July 6 - Nursultan Nazarbayev
- July 15 - Ronald Gene Simmons Sr.
- August 24 - Gordon Baum
- August 26 - Michel Micombero
- September 10 - Robert Anthony Buell
- September 23 - Michel Temer
- September 27 - Lawrence Bittaker
- October 27 - John Gotti
- November 23 - Frazier Glenn Miller, Jr.
- Unknown - Ali Hassan Salameh
Victim births edit
- May 29 - Leonardo Henrichsen
- July 16 - Daniel L. Simmons
- September 6 - Hugo Spadafora
- October 8 - John Lennon
Deaths edit
Villain deaths edit
- February 4 - Nikolai Yezhov & Mikhail Frinovsky
- August 3 - Vladimir Jabotinsky
- August 21 - Leon Trotsky
- September 23 - Robert Hichens
- November 17 - Eric Gill
Victim deaths edit
- March 30 - Michael O'Dwyer
- July 6 - Jack Avery
- September 9 - Austin Callaway