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October 10, 1940

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Headlines from October 10, 1940

FIRES RAGE IN CITY; Casualties and Property Damage Described as Unusually Heavy HISTORIC STRUCTURES HIT Reinforcements Called to Aid in Emergency--Many Other Parts of Britain Struck Machine-Gunning Reported Nazi Formation Repelled LONDON FIRES RAGE AFTER FIERCE RAIDS Crowded Hospital Hit Perfect Defense Held Impossible

By Robert P. Post Special Cable To the New York Times

Day and night raids cause heavy London property damage and casualties; northwest, northeast and southwest Eng, Midlands and Wales bombed; Univ Coll Library bombing revealed; Capt H H Balfour holds perfect raid defense impossible

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Notable Births

Winston Churchill (1940–2010)

1940Winston Churchill, English journalist and politician (died 2010)[†]

Winston Spencer Churchill, generally known as Winston Churchill, was an English Conservative politician and a grandson of British prime minister Winston Churchill. During the period of his prominence as a public figure, he was normally referred to as Winston Churchill MP, in order to distinguish him from his grandfather. His father Randolph Churchill was also an MP and his mother Pamela Harriman was the United States Ambassador to France.

Notable Deaths

Berton Churchill

1940Berton Churchill, Canadian-American actor and singer (born 1876)[†]

Berton Churchill was a Canadian stage and film actor.