Date: March 5, 1939
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Date: January 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 14 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939World War II: Battle of KΔpa Oksywska Ends, Heavy Polish Losses September 19, 1939Germany and Italy Sign Pact…
Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war. Date: March 26, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 26 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939World War II: RAF No. 603 Intercepts First Luftwaffe Raid on Britain, October 16,…
The Sutton Hoo helmet is discovered. Date: July 28, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 28 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U Ottama Dies in Prison After Hunger Strike, September 9, 1939Hungarian Air Force Attacks Slovak HQ, Starts Slovak-Hungarian War,…
World War II: The German submarineΒ U-47 sinks the British battleship HMSΒ Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland. Date: October 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on October 14 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Dr. Cyclops Shooting Begins, First Three-Strip…
World War II: A day after the beginning of the Winter War in Finland, the Cajander III Cabinet resigns and is replaced by the Ryti I Cabinet, while the Finnish Parliament move from Helsinki to Kauhajoki to escape the Soviet airstrikes. Date: December 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December…
World War II: The Battle of the Heligoland Bight, the first major air battle of the war, takes place. Date: December 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 18 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939All India Forward Bloc Formed by…