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Centuries: Year in Review 20th Century (19th century - 20th century - 21st century)
Decades: 1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s - 1940s - 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s
Years: 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 - 1940 - 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945
Births
- October 9 - John Lennon
- October 14 - Cliff Richard, English rock singer
Deaths
- February 11 - John Buchan, 1st Baron Tweedsmuir, Governor-General of Canada (1935-1940).
- Leon Trotsky, Russian revolutionary
Events
- The Complex Number Calculator, a calculator for complex arithmetic based on relays, was completed. (see History of computing).
- The first transposons are discovered in corn (zea mays) by Barbara McClintock.
- March 6 - Winter War between Finland and the Soviet Union ends. Finland loses 10% territory.
- WWII: Germany invades France in May, which surrenders in June and Vichy France is established. The British evacuate thousands of troops from Dunkirk.
- Germany begins a bombing campaign against Britain in preparation for an invasion, in what becomes known as the [[World War II/Battle of Britain|Battle of Britain
]].
- Physics - not awarded
- Chemistry - not awarded
- Medicine - not awarded
- Literature - not awarded
- Peace - not awarded