Date: April 18, 1939
World War II: The British Royal Air Force suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire. Date: September 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On…
Germany takes Memel from Lithuania. Date: March 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939German Troops Occupy Warsaw After One-Month Siege, October 1, 1939The Wizard of Oz Premieres at Grauman’s Chinese Theater, August 15,…
NBC inaugurates its regularly scheduled television service in New York City, broadcasting President Franklin D. Roosevelt's N.Y. World's Fair opening day ceremonial address. Date: April 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Venlo Incident:…
In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in protest at the autocratic rule in British India. Date: March 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 3 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Imperial Japanese Army Ammunition Dump Explosion in Hirakata,…
The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War. Date: March 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939South…
World War II: Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union sign the Molotov–Ribbentrop Pact. In a secret protocol to the pact, Poland, Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Romania are divided into German and Soviet "spheres of influence". Date: August 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 23 📅 Events on this…