Date: August 23, 1939
The Black Friday bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometres (7,700 sq mi) of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. Date: January 13, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 13 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Italy Invades Albania, April 7, 1939Battle…
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 1939Gandhi Begins Hunger Strike Against British…
Burmese national hero U Ottama dies in prison after a hunger strike to protest Britain's colonial government. Date: September 9, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 9 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Chamberlain Pledges British Support to Poland Against Nazi…
World War II: Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning the European phase of World War II. Date: September 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 1 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi Germany and Soviet Union Sign Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, August…
An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94. Date: March 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Germany and Italy Sign Pact of Steel, May 22, 1939Carpatho-Ukraine Declares Independence,…
World War II: HMS Nelson is struck by a mine (laid by U-31) off the Scottish coast and is laid up for repairs until August 1940. Date: December 4, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 4 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…