Page 15: Historical Events In 1939

Dec 07   Lou Gehrig, 36, is elected to Baseball's Hall of Fame.   

Dec 08   Ernest Schelling, composer, dies at 63   

Dec 09   27th Grey Cup: Winnipeg Blue Bombers defeats Ottawa Rough Riders, 8-7.   

Dec 10   Green Bay Packers win NFL championship, beat NY Giants 27-0   

Dec 10   Wilhelm Grosz, composer, dies at 45   

Dec 11   Betty Grable and her famous legs were featured on the cover of LIFE magazine   

Dec 11   Douglas Fairbanks Snr., star of stage and screen, dies   

Dec 11   New anti Jewish measurements in Poland, proclaimed   

Dec 12   Douglas Fairbanks, actor (Zorro, 3 Musketeers, Robin Hood), dies at 56   

Dec 12   Russ Indigirka capsizes in blizzard off Japanese coast; 750 die.   

Dec 13   Battle at La Plata   

Dec 14   League of Nations drops the Soviet Union.   

Dec 14   Soviet Union attacks Finland-League of Nations drops Soviet Union.   

Dec 15   "Gone With the Wind" premieres in Atlanta.   

Dec 15   In Seaford, Delaware, Nylon commercially produced for the inaugural time   

Dec 15   The commercial manufacture of nylon yarn, Seaford, Delaware   

Dec 15   The world premiere of the movie Gone With the Wind is held in Atlanta, GA   

Dec 15   Tom McKibbin, cricketer (5 Tests for Aust 1895-1898, 17 wkts), dies.   

Dec 15   World premiere of "Gone With The Wind" in Atlanta GA.   

Dec 16   Bradman scores 251* SA v NSW, 271 minutes, 38 fours 2 sixes.   

Dec 17   German pocket battleship Graf Spee scuttled by its crew off Uruguay.   

Dec 17   The inaugural elements of the inaugural Canadian Dvision arrive in Britian   

Dec 18   Finnish army recaptures Agläjärvi   

Dec 18   Matthew Brown, Journalist, dies at 51   

Dec 18   Thousands watched from the shore as the German Pocket Battleship, Graf Spee is scuttled by her crew.   

Dec 19   Eric Fogg, composer, dies at 36   

Dec 19   Russian air and ground attack against Finnish positions near Summa   

Dec 20   Hans Langsdorff, German capt (Graaf Spee), commits suicide.   

Dec 20   Radio Australia begins overseas short-wave service   

Dec 21   Hitler named Adolf Eichmann leader of "Referat IV B".   

Dec 22   125 die in train wreck at Magdeburg Germany   

Dec 22   125 die in train wreck at Magdeburg Germany; 99 die in 2nd wreck at Friedrichshafen Germany   

Dec 22   Ma Rainey, "Mother of the Blues", US blues singer/composer, dies at 53   

Dec 23   Anthony H G Fokker, Dutch airplane builder (Spider), dies at 49.   

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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)