1940

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Contents 1 Events 1.1 Doctor Who Universe 1.1.1 May - June 1.1.2 December 1.1.3 Unknown date 1.2 Real World 1.2.1 January 1.2.2 February 1.2.3 March 1.2.4 April 1.2.5 May 1.2.6 June 1.2.7 July 1.2.8 August 1.2.9 September 1.2.10 October 1.2.11 November 1.2.12 December 1.2.13 Unknown date

[edit] Events

[edit] Doctor Who Universe

[edit] May - June

British Army soldiers are evacuated from Dunkirk. The Doctor convinces Adolf Hitler to allow the evacuation to proceed. (NA: Timewyrm: Exodus) The Doctor and Donna Noble prevent a Nemonite from disrupting the evacuation. (The Nemonite Invasion) The Doctor is present at the evacuation itself. (NA: Just War, PDA: Byzantium!)

[edit] December

• The Doctor visits Guernsey. (NA: Just War)

[edit] Unknown date

• The last in an eight year series of child abductions by the Pied Piper occurs in America. (SJA: The Day of the Clown)

[edit] Real World

[edit] January

• 11 - R.J. Bell is born.
• 19 - Mike Reid, who had an uncredited role as a soldier in DW: The War Machines and appeared as Frank Butcher in DW: Dimensions in Time is born in Hackney, London.

[edit] February

• 20 - Judy Cornwell is born.

[edit] March

• 13 - Christopher Gable is born.

[edit] April

• 2 - Sean Barry-Weske is born.
• 15 - Sean Caffrey is born.
• 26 - Harry Fielder is born.

[edit] May

• 18 - Ray Lonnen is born.
• 28 - Frank Cox is born.

[edit] June

• 4 - David Collings is born.
• 7 - Ronald Pickup, who played the physician in DW: The Reign of Terror, is born in Chester, England.
• 8 - Carole Ann Ford, who portrayed Susan Foreman, is born.

[edit] July

• 7 - Beatle Ringo Starr, who appeared as himself in DW: The Chase, is born in Liverpool.
• 28 - Brigit Forsyth is born.
• 31 - Louise Pajo is born.

[edit] August

• 9 - Bernard Holley is born.
• 18 - Barry Justice, who played King Charles IX in DW: The Massacre of St Bartholomew's Eve, is born in Lucknow, India.
• 25 - John J. Carney is born.

[edit] September

• 3 - Pauline Collins, who played Samantha Briggs in DW: The Faceless Ones and Victoria in DW: Tooth and Claw, is born in Exmouth, Devon, England.

[edit] October

• 9 - Beatle John Lennon, who appeared as himself in DW: The Chase, is born in Liverpool.
• 12 - Gawn Grainger is born.
• 29 - Angela Douglas is born.

[edit] November

• 17 - William Simons is born.
• 24 - Alan Lake is born.

[edit] December

• 11 - Tony Adams is born.
• 15 - Pennant Roberts is born.

[edit] Unknown date

• Mark Heath, who played Ralph in DW: The Moonbase, is born in Kingston, Jamaica.
• Barry Stanton is born.
• Ben Howard is born.
• John Gregg is born.
• Yvonne Antrobus is born.

1939

20th century 1940s

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