Page 15: Historical Events In 1939

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)   

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.   

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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)