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29 February 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.
6 of 7 sourced entries for this date, chosen by the editor.
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Entries
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UK Parliament
Agriculture (Miscellaneous War Provisions) Bill (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-02-29: "Agriculture (Miscellaneous War Provisions) Bill." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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UK Parliament
Government Of India (Orissa And Sind Governors' Allowances And Privileges) Order, 1940 (House of Lords)
Official record of proceedings in the House of Lords, sitting of 1940-02-29: "Government Of India (Orissa And Sind Governors' Allowances And Privileges) Order, 1940." Source: Hansard (Open Parliament Licence v3.0)
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in Japan (Grew) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Ambassador in Brazil (Caffery) to the Secretary of State
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Diplomatic record
The Secretary of State to the Ambassador in Venezuela (Corrigan)
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