Page 16: Historical Events In 1939

Dec 23   Finnish counter offensive at Summa   

Dec 24   World War II: Pope Pius XII makes a Christmas Eve appeal for peace.   

Dec 25   Grimmett and Ward rip through Qld except Bill Brown (156)   

Dec 25   Montgomery Ward introduces Rudolph the 9th reindeer   

Dec 26   Earthquake in East Anatolia Turkey   

Dec 27   1st American skimobiles (North Conway, NH).   

Dec 27   Between 20000 and 40000 die in magnitude 8 quake (Erzincam Turkey).   

Dec 27   inaugural American skimobiles (North Conway, NH).   

Dec 27   John Amos, Newark NJ, actor (Good Times, Coming to America).   

Dec 28   inaugural flight of the Consolidated XB-24 Liberator bomber prototype   

Dec 29   inaugural flight of the Consolidated B-24.   

Dec 29   Maumoon Abdul Gayoom, president of Maldives (1978- ).   

Dec 30   Bradman scores 267 SA v Vic, world record 34th double cricket century.   

Dec 31   25 U boats sunk this month (81000 ton)   

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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)