Page 13: Historical Events In 1939

Oct 20   "All the Things You Are" recorded by Tommy Dorsey Orch.   

Oct 21   Nummy Deane, cricketer (628 runs in 17 Tests for South Africa), dies   

Oct 22   1st TV NFL game-Eagles vs Dodgers.   

Oct 23   Charlie Foxx, US songwriter/soul singer (Mockingbird)   

Oct 23   Zane Grey, US western writer (Spirit of the Border), dies at 67.   

Oct 24   Benny Goodman records "Let's Dance".   

Oct 24   F. Murray Abraham, american actor is born.   

Oct 24   Nylon stockings go on sale for inaugural time (Wilmington Delaware)   

Oct 25   Cornelis JK van Aalst, president Dutch Business Society, dies at 73   

Oct 25   George Kaufman/Moss Hart's "Man Who Came to Dinner," premieres in NYC   

Oct 26   Polish Jewish forced into obligatory work service.   

Oct 27   John Cleese, British actor and writer is born.   

Oct 27   John Cleese, Weston-Super-Mare England, comedian (Monty Python).   

Oct 28   Alice Brady, actress (My Man Godfrey, Gay Divorcee), dies at 46   

Oct 28   Anti-German demonstrations/strikes in Czechoslovakia.   

Oct 28   The inaugural Polish ghetto is established in Piotrkow, Poland.   

Oct 29   Golden Gate International Exposition closes (1st closure)   

Oct 30   USSR and Germany agree on partitioning Poland, Hitler deports Jews   

Oct 30   USSR and Germany agree on partitioning Poland.   

Oct 31   27 U boats sunk this month (135000 ton)   

Oct 31   Otto Rank, [Rosenfeld], Austria psychoanalyst (Trauma of Geburt), dies.   

Nov 01   1st animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed.   

Nov 01   In this year, Trans Canada Air Lines starts daily coast-to-coast flights   

Nov 01   The inaugural animal conceived by artificial insemination (rabbit) displayed.   

Nov 03   Clare Booth's "Margin for Error," premieres in NYC   

Nov 04   1940 Olympics awarded to Helsinki, Finland.   

Nov 04   Charles Arnold Tournemire, composer, dies at 69   

Nov 04   inaugural air conditioned automobile (Packard) exhibited, Chicago, Ill   

Nov 04   US allows "cash and carry" arms sales during WW II.   

Nov 06   Adolphe Max, Belgian liberal MP, dies at 69.   

Nov 06   Leonardo Quisumbing, Filipino Supreme Court jurist   

Nov 06   WGY-TV (Schenectady, NY), 1st coml TV station, begins service.   

Nov 06   WGY-TV (Schenectady, NY), inaugural commercial TV station, begins service   

Nov 07   Daniel Manneke, composer   

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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)