Page 8: Historical Events In 1939

Jun 22   Future Queen Elizabeth of England meets future husband Philip   

Jun 23   Bronko Nagurski beats Lou Thesz in Houston, to become wrestling champ.   

Jun 23   France turns over Sanjak of Alexandretta (the Hatay) to Turkey.   

Jun 24   Pan Am's 1st US to England flight.   

Jun 24   Pan Am's inaugural US to England flight.   

Jun 25   Allen Fox, American Tennis Player.   

Jun 26   Ford M Ford, [Hueffer], British writer, (Tietjens Saga) dies at 65.   

Jun 27   1st night game at Cleveland Municipal Stadium (Indians 5, Tigers 0).   

Jun 28   Joe Louis TKOs Tony Galent in 4 for heavyweight boxing title   

Jun 28   Pan Am opens southern route transatlantic air service (Dixie Clipper).   

Jun 28   PANAM begins a regular air service from the United States to Europe.   

Jun 29   4th Dutch govt of Colijn falls.   

Jun 29   Dixie Clipper completes inaugural commercial plane flight to Europe.   

Jun 30   Heinkel He 176 rocket plane flies for 1st time, at Peenemunde.   

Jun 30   Heinkel He. 176 rocket plane flies for inaugural time, at Peenemnde   

Jul 01   Louis Davids [Simon David], cabaret performer/chorus performer, dies   

Jul 02   Alfred R Zimmerman, mayor of Rotterdam (1906-22), dies   

Jul 03   Ernst Heinkel demonstrates 800-kph rocket plane to Hitler.   

Jul 03   Lou Gehrig day; Gehrig makes "luckiest man" speech   

Jul 04   Fort Ross, NWT the overnight temperature at Fort Ross drops to -12.2 C; one of the lowest July temperatures ever recorded in Canada.   

Jul 04   Yankees retire inaugural uniform (Lou Gehrig #4), inaugural Old Timers Day   

Jul 06   German Nazi's close last Jewish enterprises   

Jul 07   52nd Wimbledon Womens Tennis: Alice Marble beats Kay Stammers (62 60)   

Jul 07   James Deacon White, ball player jumped teams in 1876 (Chi), dies at 91   

Jul 08   59th Wimbledon Mens Tennis: Bobby Riggs beats E Cooke (26 86 36 63 62)   

Jul 08   [Henry] Havelock Ellis, English sexologist (Man and Woman), dies at 80.   

Jul 11   In this year, 7th All Star Baseball Game: AL claims 3-1 at Yankee Stadium, New York NY Yankee/AL maanager Joe McCarthy starts 6 Yankees.   

Jul 12   Phillip Adams, Australian broadcaster and journalist.   

Jul 13   Appointment of RADM Richard Byrd as commanding officer of 1939-1941 Antarctic Expedition.   

Jul 13   Frank Sinatra made his recording debut   

Jul 15   Clara Adams (NYC) is 1st woman to complete round world flight   

Jul 15   Johon Mellanby, physiologist, dies.   

Jul 16   Beatrice Erskine Lane Suzuki, Zen student, dies.   

Jul 17   22nd PGA Championship: Henry Picard at Pomonok CC Flushing NY   

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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)