Date: March 23, 1939
HMS Duchess sinks after a collision with HMS Barham off the coast of Scotland with the loss of 124 men. Date: December 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939HMS Nelson Struck by Mine Off Scotland,…
World War II: General Władysław Sikorski becomes prime minister of the Polish government-in-exile. Date: September 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Heinkel He 100 Sets World Airspeed Record, March 30, 1939World War II:…
Winter War: The Battle of Tolvajärvi, also known as the first major Finnish victory in the Winter War, begins. Date: December 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 12 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939MS St. Louis Denied U.S. Landing,…
First flight of the Lockheed P-38 Lightning. Date: January 27, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 27 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Gleiwitz False Flag Attack Begins World War II in Europe, August 31, 1939Einstein and Szilard Urge Manhattan Project,…
The Soviet Union establishes the Finnish Democratic Republic puppet state in Terijoki. Date: December 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Heinkel He 100 Sets World Airspeed Record March 30, 1939Norway Claims Queen Maud…
First flight of the turbojet-powered Heinkel He 178, the world's first jet aircraft. Date: August 27, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 27 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Hitler Survives Georg Elser Assassination Attempt in Munich, November 8, 1939Hitler Reichstag…