Date: December 1, 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 1939Soviet Union Establishes Finnish Democratic Republic Puppet…
World War II: The Battle of Kock is the final combat of the September Campaign in Poland. Date: October 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 6 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech and Retirement at Yankee…
World War II: The submarine HMS Oxley is mistakenly sunk by the submarine HMS Triton near Norway and becomes the Royal Navy's first loss of a submarine in the war. Date: September 10, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)…
World War II: The Battle of Kępa Oksywska concludes, with Polish losses reaching roughly 14% of all the forces engaged. Date: September 19, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 19 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U Ottama Dies in Prison…
Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. Date: January 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Canadian National War Memorial Unveiled by King George VI, Queen Elizabeth, May 21, 1939Romanian Prime Minister Armand Călinescu…
Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises. Date: July 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on July 6 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Columbia Lions vs. Princeton Tigers in First Televised Sports Event, May 17, 1939Irish…