71 days before June 19, 1940

would be

April 9, 1940 (Tuesday)

Time Zone: America/New_York (GMT-05:00)

• Day numbers: 100

• Week number: 15

• Leap year: 1940 is a leap year.

• Daylight Saving Time: No

Sunrise, Sunset Times for April 9, 1940 (Tuesday)

• Sunrise time: 06:04 am

• Sunset time: 07:05 pm

• Day length: 13h 01m

Moon Phase for April 9, 1940 (Tuesday)

• Moon Phase: Waxing Crescent

• Illumination: 4%

• Moon Age: 1.97 day(s)

April 9, 1940 Holidays and National Days

1970

Paul McCartney announces the official break-up of the Beatles.

1968

Murdered civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., is buried.

1966

The statue of Winston Churchill is dedicated at the British Embassy in Washington, D.C.

1963

Winston Churchill becomes the first honorary U.S. citizen.

1950

Comedian Bob Hope makes his first television appearance.

1945

The Red Army is repulsed at the Seelow Heights on the outskirts of Berlin.

1942

In the Battle of Bataan, American and Filipino forces are overwhelmed by the Japanese Army.

1940

Germany invades Norway and Denmark.