Historical Events
- Buckingham Palace hit by German bomb
Famous Birthdays
- Roy Ayers, LA, disco jazz artist (Fever, You Send Me)
- Yevgeni Nikolayevich Khludeyev, Russian cosmonaut
Famous Deaths
- Edward LeSaint, American actor and director (Modern Times, The Dumb Messenger), dies at 69
1940 Highlights
About September 10, 1940
Day of the Week: Tuesday
How Long Ago? 79 years, 11 months and 3 days
Leap Year: Yes
Generation Silent Generation
Chinese Zodiac: Dragon
Star Sign: Virgo
