Famous Birthdays
- Jul. 07: Ringo Starr - The Beatles
- Jul. 13: Patrick Stewart - Star Trek
- Jul. 18: Joe Torre - Baseball Manager
- Jul. 23: Don Imus - Radio Host
Billboard Chart Toppers
Top Movies
13th Acadamy Awards
- Presented on February 27, 1941
- Best Picture: Rebecca
- Best Actor: James Stewart for The Philadelphia Story
- Best Actress: Ginger Rogers for Kitty Foyle
- Best Director: John Ford for The Grapes of Wrath
Championship Teams
Top Athletes
Nobel Laureates
No Prize awarded due to World War II
June 1940
- June 14: Auschwitz concentration camp was opened by the Nazis in Poland.
- June 22: World War II: Adolf Hitler forces France to sign an armistice after the Nazis took over Paris.
July 1940
- July 20: Billboard published their first Top songs chart, Tommy Dorsey's tune I'll Never Smile Again was the first #1 for week ending July 27th.