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4 July 1940 at a glance
- Day of the week
- 4 July 1940 was a Thursday.
- Top Film of 1940
- The highest-grossing film worldwide released in 1940 was Pinocchio.
- Star sign
- The star sign for 4 July is Cancer.
- Chinese zodiac
- In the Chinese zodiac, 4 July 1940 fell in the Year of the Dragon.
- Birthstone
- The birthstone for July is Ruby.
- Moon phase
- The moon phase on 4 July 1940 was Waning Crescent.
On this day: 4 July
- 1939 Lou Gehrig, recently diagnosed with Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, informs a crowd at Yankee Stadium that he considers himself "The luckiest man on the face of the earth", then announces his retirement from major league baseball.
- 1941 World War II: The Burning of the Riga synagogues: The Great Choral Synagogue in German-occupied Riga is burnt with 300 Jews locked in the basement.
- 1942 World War II: The 250-day Siege of Sevastopol in the Crimea ends when the city falls to Axis forces.
- 1943 World War II: The Battle of Kursk, the largest full-scale battle in history and the world's largest tank battle, begins in the village of Prokhorovka.
- 1946 The Kielce pogrom against Jewish Holocaust survivors in Poland.
Famous people born on 4 July
- Post Malone, American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer (born 1995)
- Amol Rajan, Indian-English journalist (born 1983)
- Queen Sonja of Norway (born 1937)
- Eva Marie Saint, American actress (1924–2026)
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Events of 1940 in Australia
A selection from Wikipedia's '1940 in Australia'. Not a complete list.
- 28 February – The Australian 7th Division is formed.
- 16 March – A state election is held in Victoria. The Country Party led by Albert Dunstan is returned to government.
- 14 June – The Volunteer Defence Corps is formed, a militia force based on the British Home Guard.
Life in Australia in 1940
Prime Minister
Robert Menzies
Monarch
King George VI
Petrol (per litre)
$0.01
Loaf of Bread
$0.05
Average House
$1,200
Weekly Wage
$3.00
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Famous Faces Born in the 1940s
Well-known people born in the same decade as you, not on your birthday.
Olivia Newton-John26 September 1948SingerView their day →Angry Anderson5 August 1947Rock singerView their day →Rick Springfield23 August 1949Musician & singer-songwriterView their day →Bon Scott9 July 1946SingerView their day →Miriam Margolyes18 May 1941ActressView their day →John Farnham1 July 1949SingerView their day →Cassandra Harris15 December 1948ActressView their day →Helen Reddy25 October 1941Singer & actressView their day →Sources: Wikidata and Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)
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