Page 16: Historical Events In 1939

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 20   Radio Australia begins overseas shortwave 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   

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)