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February 7, 1940

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Notable Births

Tony Tan

1940Tony Tan, Singaporean academic and politician, 7th President of Singapore[†]

Tony Tan Keng Yam is a Singaporean banker and politician who served as the seventh president of Singapore between 2011 and 2017 after winning the 2011 presidential election.

Notable Deaths

1940James McCormick (Irish republican), Executed Irish Republican (born 1910)[†]

James McCormick was born in Mullingar, County Westmeath, Ireland and joined the Irish Republican Army (IRA) in Tullamore, County Offaly. He was executed for his role in the 1939 Coventry bombing, which killed five civilians and injured seventy others.

1940Peter Barnes (Irish republican), Executed Irish Republican (born 1907)[†]

Peter Barnes was born in Banagher, King's County (Offaly). As a young man Barnes joined Fianna Éireann and in 1924 became a member of the Irish Republican Army (IRA).

Historical Events

Walt Disney

1940The second full-length animated Walt Disney film, Pinocchio, premieres.[†]

Walter Elias Disney was an American animator, film producer, voice actor, and entrepreneur. A pioneer of the American animation industry, he introduced several developments in the production of cartoons. As a film producer, he holds the record for most Academy Awards won (22) and nominations (59) by an individual. He was presented with two Golden Globe Special Achievement Awards and an Emmy Award, among other honors. Several of his films are included in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress and have also been named as some of the greatest films ever by the American Film Institute.