1940
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1940 (1940) is a leap year starting on Monday according to the Christian era (Gregorian calendar). Showa 15 years.
Other calendars
Zodiac: Yang Metal Dragon
Japan (dates match)
Showa 15
2600 years of imperial era
Manchuria, China (dates match)
Republic of China 29 years
Manchuria, Kangde 7 years
Korea
Dangun 4273
Subject 29 years
Nguyen Dynasty (Vietnam)
November 22, 2014-December 3, 2015
People's Republic of Mongolia (dates match)
People's Republic of Mongolia January 1, 2018-June 30
Buddhist calendar: 2482-2483
Islamic calendar: November 20, 1358-December 1, 1359
Jewish calendar: April 20, 5700-April 1, 5701
Modified Julian Day (MJD): 29629 --29994
Lilian Date (LD): 130470 --130835
Calendar
Events
January
January 11-Sokichi Tsuda resigns as a professor at Waseda University
January 12-Soviet Union air raids on Finnish cities
January 14-Abe Cabinet resignations
January 15-A big fire in Shizuoka City. 5121 houses burned down, 4 dead
January 16-US Cabinet established
January 21-Asama Maru Incident. A British warship inspects the Asama Maru off the coast of Boso and attracts 21 German passengers.
January 28-A snow avalanche occurred in Kamitaira Village, Toyama Prefecture (currently Nanto City). 21 people in 8 houses died.
January 29-Nishisei Line train derailment fire accident.
January-Record heavy snowfall on the coast of the Sea of Japan such as the Hokuriku region until March. 116 dead / missing
February
February 2-Takao Saito's rebel speech.
February 11-The 2600th anniversary of the founding of the country based on Japanese mythology. Celebration held in 2600 AD. Many prisoners, including Sada Abe, are amnesty.
February 12-Sokichi Tsuda's "Study of the History of the Gods" will be banned.
February 16-British and German military clashes in Norwegian waters (Altmark incident)
February 27-Carbon-14 discovered by Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben.
February 29-Announcement of the US Academy Awards. Hattie McDaniel, who played Mommy in "Gone with the Wind," won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress and became the first black man to win an Academy Award.
March
March 6-Imperial Japanese Airways launches regular Yokohama-Saipan-Palau route
March 7-The House of Representatives dismisses Takao Saito, a civilian party, due to criticism of war policy
March 12-Soviet Union-Finland Peace Treaty Signed in Moscow (End of Winter War)
March 20-French Daladier Cabinet Resignations-Lenault Cabinet Established
March 28-Expulsion of hostile words: Ministry of Home Affairs announces prohibition of foreign names and playful stage names of entertainers (Miss Wakana, Dick Mine, Bucky Shirakata, Fujiwara Kamashita, etc. 16 people)
March 30-Wang Jingwei establishes pro-Japanese government in Nanjing (Nanjing government).
April
April 1st
Enforcement of revision of income tax law enforcement rules (start of tax withholding of working income)
Enforcement of the Religious Organizations Law (28 denominations)
April 5-Established S & B Foods
April 9-
German troops invade the Kingdom of Denmark and Norway (invasion of Northern Europe), Denmark surrenders.
Established Japan Newsreel (later Japanreel) (integrated newsreel divisions of 4 newspapers)
April 10-Rice grain compulsory shipping order issued
May
May 10
German troops start invading the Kingdom of the Netherlands, the Kingdom of Belgium, the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, and France (Nazi Germany invades France, the Battle of the Netherlands)
British Chamberlain Cabinet Resignations-Churchill National Unity Government Established
Britain invades Iceland
May 13
A large-scale destructive looting (Lima expulsion riot case) occurred in Perulima against Japanese immigrant-owned shops.
May 15
A large fire broke out in Shimodate-cho, Makabe-gun, Ibaraki Prefecture (currently Chikusei City) (a large fire in Inari-cho). 39 casualties.
Netherlands surrenders to Germany
May 18-Japanese troops raid Chongqing (Chongqing bombing,-September 4).
May 28-Belgium surrenders to Germany
June
America is a wartime regime
