39 days before July 2, 1940
would be
May 24, 1940 (Friday)
Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)
• Day numbers: 145
• Week number: 21
• Leap year: 1940 is a leap year.
• Daylight Saving Time: Yes
Sunrise, Sunset Times for May 24, 1940 (Friday)
• Sunrise time: 06:10 am
• Sunset time: 08:49 pm
• Day length: 14h 38m
• Source: suntoday.org
Moon Phase for May 24, 1940 (Friday)
• Moon Phase: Waning Gibbous
• Illumination: 86%
• Moon Age: 18.33 day(s)
• Source: mooninfo.org
May 24, 1940 Holidays and National Days
May 24 in History
1961
Civil rights activists are arrested in Jackson, Mississippi.
1951
Willie Mays begins playing for the New York Giants.
1941
The British battleship Hood is sunk by the German battleship Bismarck. There are only three survivors.
1930
Amy Johnson becomes the first woman to fly from England to Australia.
1878
The first American bicycle race is held in Boston.
1863
Bushwackers led by Captain William Marchbanks attack a Federal militia party in Nevada, Missouri.
1861
General Benjamin Butler declares slaves to be the contraband of war.
1846
General Zachary Taylor captures Monterey.
1844
Samuel Morse taps out the first telegraph message.
1798
Believing that a French invasion of Ireland is imminent, Irish nationalists rise up against the British occupation.
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