1 May 1940 May 1, 2015 Author: Staff The 1940 Summer Olympics planned for Tokyo are cancelled due to war. Famous Words of Inspiration..."If you're successful, acting is about as soft a job as anybody could ever wish for. But if you're unsuccessful it's worse than having a skin disease." Marlon Brando — Click here for more from Marlon Brando Related posts: 22 April 1906 22 April 1906 19 July 1952 18 July 1976 3 July 1940 15 September 1940 3 June 1940 18 June 1940 19 August 1940 26 May 1940 Categories: History Tags: 1 May, 1940