Page 14: Historical Events In 1939

Nov 12   Ruby Nash Curtis, US singer (Romantics-Our Day Will Come).   

Nov 13   George Nicholls Jr, actor (Finishing School), dies at 42.   

Nov 14   Oil refinery fire results in the deaths of 500 and destroys Lagunillas Venezuela.   

Nov 15   Anti-German demonstrations in Czechoslovakia.   

Nov 16   Al Capone freed from Alcatraz jail   

Nov 16   Destruction of Talmudic Academy in Lublin and its huge library, which gave "so much pleasure to its conquerors that it was recalled with glee more than a year later."   

Nov 17   German U-boat torpedoes passenger ship.   

Nov 18   Neth KNSM passenger ship Simon Bolivar hits German mine, 86 die.   

Nov 19   In this year, Don Lash claims 6th straight AAU cross-country 10K championship.   

Nov 20   Marie Joseph Leon Desire Paque, composer, dies at 72   

Nov 21   Rick Lenz, Springfield Ill, actor (Hec Ramsey, Scandalous John).   

Nov 23   Nazi Gov of Poland Hans Frank requires Jews to wear a blue star   

Nov 23   Wearing distinctive armband, "Judenstern" (Jewish star) is recorded as becoming obligatory for all Jews in Central Poland   

Nov 26   4 soviet soldiers killed on Finnish-Russian border.   

Nov 26   James Naismith, Basketball inventor, dies.   

Nov 27   Inauguration of Empire Air Training Scheme (EATS)   

Nov 27   Maxwell Anderson's "Key Largo," premieres in NYC.   

Nov 28   James A Naismith, creator of basketball, dies at 78.   

Nov 28   Nazi Gov-Gen of Poland, Hans Frank organizes Judenrat.   

Nov 29   Cor Klint swims world record 200 m backstroke (2:38.8)   

Nov 29   Philipp Scheidemann, German MP (SPD)/mayor of Kassel, dies at 74.   

Nov 30   21 U boats sunk this month (52000 ton).   

Nov 30   In this year, Following Finland's rejection of Soviet formally claims to sign a mutual assistance pact and cede Finnish territory for the defense of Leningrad, the Red Army attacks Finland at various positions along the Russo-Finnish frontier   

Nov 30   USSR invades Finland over a border dispute.   

Dec 01   Lee Trevino golfer was born this day.   

Dec 01   Max Fiedler, composer, dies at 79.   

Dec 01   SS-Fuhrer Himmler begins deportation of Polish Jews.   

Dec 02   British Imperial Airways and British Airways merge to form BOAC.   

Dec 02   New York's La Guardia Airport began operations as an airliner from Chicago lands, 1 minute after midnight.   

Dec 02   Yael Dayan, Israeli writer and politician   

Dec 03   Dmitri Sjostakovitsj's 6th Symphony, premieres   

Dec 05   A Sunderland aircraft of 10 Squadron RAAF, part of the RAF Coastal Command, flies on the inaugural official RAAF operation of World War Two   

Dec 05   Frederik van Rossum, composer.   

Dec 06   5th Heisman Trophy Award: Nile Kinnick, Iowa (HB)   

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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)