Page 11: Historical Events In 1939

Sep 05   34th Davis Cup: Australia beats USA in Haverford (3-2)   

Sep 05   Cornelis J "Cor" van Ast, Dutch actor/director (Two Boys), dies at 67   

Sep 05   The US proclaims its neutrality in WWII a position that would last until 12/7/1941.   

Sep 06   1st German air attack on Great-Britain in WW II   

Sep 06   Arthur Rackham, artist/illustrator (Grimm's Fairy Tales), dies at 71.   

Sep 06   South Africa declares war on Germany during WWII.   

Sep 07   Radio NY Worldwide-WRUL begins radio transmission.   

Sep 08   FDR declares "limited national emergency" due to war in Europe   

Sep 09   Nazi army reaches Warsaw   

Sep 09   S M Tretjakow, writer, dies at 47 [or Aug 9]   

Sep 10   Canada declares war on Germany during WWII   

Sep 10   Canada declares war on Germany.   

Sep 10   HMS OXLEY, sunk by "friendly fire " off Norwegian coast, south of Stavanger in North Sea torpedoed in error by RN submarine 'Triton'   

Sep 11   Battle of Kutno-pocket: Germans advance to Warsaw.   

Sep 13   inaugural (tethered) flight of the Vought-Sikorsky VS-300, one of the inaugural viable American helicopters   

Sep 14   British fleet attacks German U-39 boat.   

Sep 15   Australian government announces the mobilisation of the militia and the establishment of the Second AIF for service abroad   

Sep 16   53rd US Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Helen Hull Jacobs (60 810 64).   

Sep 16   Yanks clinch pennant #11.   

Sep 17   German U-29 sinks British aircraft carrier Courageous, 519 die   

Sep 17   HMS COURAGEOUS sunk south west of Ireland by 2 torpedoes from German U.29. 514 men lost from crew of 1260.   

Sep 17   Invasion of Poland by the Red Army.   

Sep 18   Bob Whittaker, (Rep-R-KS, 1979- )   

Sep 18   Polish govt of Moscicki flees to Romania   

Sep 19   British Expeditionary Force reaches France   

Sep 20   British fleet takes German U-27 boat.   

Sep 21   Armand Calinescu, premier of Romania, murdered.   

Sep 21   Heydrich orders ghettos established in occupied Poland, under "Judenrats"   

Sep 21   Reinhard Heydrich meets in Berlin to discuss final solution of Jews   

Sep 23   Cookie Lavagetto goes 6 for 6-Dodgers get 27 hits and beat Phillies 22-4   

Sep 23   Sigmund Freud, created psychoanalysis, dies at 83.   

Sep 24   Carl Laenmie, film producer, dies   

Sep 25   German Luftwaffe strikes Warsaw with (fire)bombs.   

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

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Jan 02   Jim bakker: Televangelist (ptl club)/rapist (jessica hahn)   

Jan 03   Bobby hull: Nhl forward (chicago blackhawk 1957-72)   

Jan 03   Nikos alefantos: Greek football manager   

Jan 03   Janice crosio: Australian politician   

Jan 04   Jon appleton: Composer   

Jan 05   Bridget parker: England, equestrian 3 day event (olympic-gold-1972)   

Jan 05   Peter struycken: Statues/computer expert/teacher   

Jan 06   Murray rose: Australian olympic swimmer   

Jan 02   Roman dmowski: Polish politician (b. 1864)   

Jan 05   Amelia earhart: American aviator declared dead after disappearance in 1937. (b. 1897)   

Jan 06   Albert ward: Cricketer (england batsman in 7 tests 1893-95),    

Jan 09   Johann strauss: Austrian conductor/royal ball director,    

Jan 10   Jameson thomas: Actor (piccadilly, farmer's wife),    

Jan 13   Jacob ruppert: Ceo (ny yankees, 1915-39),   

Jan 16   Albert fish: Mass murderer, executed   

Jan 19   Cliff heathcote: American baseball player (b. 1898)