Date in year · 1940 · The 1940s
On June 7, 1940, king Haakon VII, Crown Prince Olav and the Norwegian government leave Tromsø and go into exile in London. They return exactly five years later. Susan Howatch, Willie John McBride, Tom Jones would arrive in the same year.
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Haakon VII was King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957, having reigned for nearly 52 years.
Around 1940
1940 (MCMXL) was a leap year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1940th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 940th year of the 2nd millennium, the 40th year of the 20th century, and the 1st year of the 1940s decade.
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King of Norway from 1905 to 1957
Haakon VII was King of Norway from 1905 until his death in 1957, having reigned for nearly 52 years.
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