Germán Castro Caycedo was a Colombian journalist and writer. Castro Caycedo's topics revolve around the Colombian reality, under the parameters of the cultural identity and its social and economic phenomena.

1940Perry Ellis, American fashion designer, founded Perry Ellis (died 1986)^[†]

Perry Edwin Ellis was an American fashion designer who founded his eponymous sportswear house in the mid-1970s. Ellis' influence on the fashion industry has been called "a huge turning point" because he introduced new patterns and proportions to a market which was dominated by more traditional men's clothing.

1940Jean-Paul Proust, French-Monégasque police officer and politician, 21st Minister of State of Monaco (died 2010)^[†]

Jean-Paul Proust was a French and Monegasque civil servant. He served as the Minister of State of Monaco.

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1940Five people are killed in an arson attack on the offices of the communist newspaper Flamman in Luleå, Sweden.^[†]

The Left Party is a socialist political party in Sweden. On economic issues, the party opposes privatisations and advocates for increased public expenditures. In foreign policy, the party is Eurosceptic, being critical of the European Union, NATO and opposing Sweden’s entry into the eurozone. It attempted to get Sweden to join the Non-Aligned Movement in 1980, but did not succeed. The party is eco-socialist, and supports republicanism. It stands on the left-wing of the political spectrum.