Foreign Correspondent
Release year: 1940
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Joel McCrea, Laraine Day, Herbert Marshall, George Sanders
Country: United States of America
Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in August 1940.
The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Winston Churchill (Conservative), Pope Pius XII was leading the Catholic Church.
But much more happened on August 1940: find out below
Which were the important events of August 1940?
American actor in more than a dozen box-office hits, memorable films that included "Gandhi," "Blind Ambition" and "Apocalypse Now," 1979.
American race champion, the land speed champ in 1970 with 622 mph clocked on the Utah Salt Flats.
French actor, poet, and singer.
American actress, the veteran of over a thousand radio and fifty TV productions before age 16.
Catcher (Cin Reds), commits suicide.
Founder of Revisionist Zionism.
United States -- Explorer (North Pole), dies at 75.
Actor (Hold tat Lion, British Agent), dies at 75.
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