Date: August 15, 1939
World War II: Union of South Africa declares war on Germany. Date: September 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi Germany Anti-Jewish Laws Close Last Jewish Businesses, July 6, 1939Siam Renamed Thailand by…
During a speech in the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler makes a prediction about the end of the Jewish race in Europe if another world war were to occur. Date: January 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More…
As part of British air raid precautions, the first of 2.5 million Anderson shelters is constructed in a garden in Islington, north London. Date: February 25, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 25 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Siam Renamed…
World War II: The United Kingdom and France begin a naval blockade of Germany that lasts until the end of the war. This also marks the beginning of the Battle of the Atlantic. Date: September 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on this day in 1939…
Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five. Date: May 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Germany Calling Begins Nazi Propaganda Broadcasts September 18, 1939Polish Government…
The Irish Republican Army carries out the 1939 Coventry bombing in which five civilians were killed. Date: August 25, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Norway Claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica, January 14,…