1940 in Portugal

Events in the year 1940 in Portugal.

Incumbents

• President: Óscar Carmona
• Prime Minister: António de Oliveira Salazar (National Union)

Events

• Portuguese Mathematical Society founded
• Portuguese World Exhibition

Births

• 11 March – Sebastião Alba, poet (d. 2000)
• 30 July – Nicolau Breyner, playwright and actor (d. 2016)

Full date missing

• Ana Vieira, artist (d. 2016)

Deaths

• 28 June – António Ginestal Machado, politician (born 1874)

Full date missing

• Abel Fontoura da Costa, colonial administrator (born 1869).

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