Historical Events In 1939

Sep 25   Versailles Peace Treaty forgot to include Andorra, so Andorra and Germany finally sign an official treaty ending WW I on this day in history.  

Sep 26   On this day in history german seaplane shoots KLM-aircraft (1 killed)  

Sep 27   In the year 1939 the Polish capital, Warsaw, surrenders to the German army  

Sep 27   Warsaw Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance on this day in history.  

Sep 27   Warsaw, Poland, falls to German and Russian troops during WWII on this day in history.  

Sep 27   In the year 1939 warsaw, Poland, surrenders to Germans after 19 days of resistance  

Sep 28   Estonia accepts Soviet military bases on this day in history.  

Sep 28   Felicjan Szopski, composer, dies at 74 in the year 1939.  

Sep 29   Dickstein, mathematician, dies in the year 1939.  

Sep 30   1st televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at NYC) on this day in history.  

Sep 30   First televised college football game (Fordham vs Waynesburg at NYC) on this day in history.  

Sep 30   Germany and Russia agree to partition Poland on this day in history.  

Oct 01   On this day in history winston Chruchill refers to Soviet policy as "a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma"  

Oct 02   On this day in history birdbaths installed in Union Square, SF  

Oct 03   Lemmer-Urk Dike closes on this day in history.  

Oct 04   On this day in history last Polish troops surrender  

Oct 06   In the year 1939 adolf Hitler denies he intends to go to war against France & Britain  

Oct 06   In the year 1939 douglas K Bereuter, (Rep-R-Nebraska, 1979- )  

Oct 06   Hitler announces he has no attention of war with Britain and France in the year 1939.  

Oct 07   In the year 1939 hALL airship Binnendijk runs up German my  

Oct 07   Harvey (William) Cushing, US neurologist, dies at 70 on this day in history.  

Oct 08   Germany annexes Western Poland on this day in history.  

Oct 10   On this day in history annexation of Western Poland by Third Reich.  

Oct 11   In the year 1939 albert Einstein informs FDR of possibilities of atomic bomb  

Oct 11   Franklin A Sonn, union leader (South African workers) on this day in history.  

Oct 12   First deportation of Austrian / Moravian Jews to Poland on this day in history.  

Oct 14   BMI (Broadcast Music Incorporated) formed on this day in history.  

Oct 14   HMS ROYAL OAK sunk at Scapa Flow, Orkney Islands, north of Scotland by 3 torpedoes from German U-47 in the year 1939.  

Oct 15   LaGuardia Airport opens in NYC on this day in history.  

Oct 16   Carl Henrik Ludolf Nielsen, composer, dies at 63 in the year 1939.  

Oct 16   In the year 1939 sugar rationing begins in Netherlands  

Oct 17   On this day in history the birth of Evel Knievel, Record breaker and stunt man  

Oct 18   R Rodgers & Lorenz Harts "Too Many Girls," premieres in NYC in the year 1939.  

Oct 18   The birth of Lee Harvey Oswald, Presumed assassin of President J F Kennedy in the year 1939.  

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Jan 02   Jim Bakker, televangelist (PTL Club)/rapist (Jessica Hahn) was born in the year 1939.  

Jan 03   In the year 1939 birth of bobby Hull, NHL forward (Chicago Blackhawk 1957-72)  

Jan 03   Nikos Alefantos, Greek football manager was born on this day in history.  

Jan 03   On this day in history birth of janice Crosio, Australian politician  

Jan 04   On this day in history birth of jon Appleton, composer  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of bridget Parker, England, equestrian 3 day event (Olympic-gold-1972)  

Jan 05   On this day in history birth of peter Struycken, statues/computer expert/teacher  

Jan 06   In the year 1939 birth of murray Rose, Australian Olympic swimmer  

Jan 02   On this day in history death of roman Dmowski, Polish politician (b. 1864)  

Jan 05   Amelia Earhart, American aviator declared dead after disappearance in 1937. (b. 1897) died on this day in history.  

Jan 06   In the year 1939 albert Ward, cricketer (England batsman in 7 Tests 1893-95), dies  

Jan 09   Johann Strauss, Austrian conductor/Royal ball director, dies at 72 in the year 1939.  

Jan 10   Jameson Thomas, actor (Piccadilly, Farmer's Wife), dies at 50 in the year 1939.  

Jan 13   Jacob Ruppert, CEO (NY Yankees, 1915-39), dies in the year 1939.  

Jan 16   In the year 1939 death of albert Fish, mass murderer, executed  

Jan 19   In the year 1939 death of cliff Heathcote, American baseball player (b. 1898)