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19 January 1940
What happened on this day in the Second World War, from 1939 to 1945, with a source for every entry.
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Each day we list events from the Second World War that happened on that date, from 1939 to 1945. Every entry names its source and links to it, so you can read further. Entries are sourced and machine-screened before they go up, a subset is human-reviewed, and we add more over time.
5 of 6 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Japan (Grew)
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Diplomatic record
Memorandum of Conversation, by the Assistant Chief of the Division of European Affairs (Henderson)
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Turkey (MacMurray)
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Excerpt from the London Gazette, Supplement to Issue 34776, page 364, published 1940-01-19: "that this Order beforthwith registered by the Registrar of thesaid Diocese of Ely.Rupert B. Howorth.
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