Canadian National War Memorial Unveiled in Ottawa by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, May 21, 1939
Date: May 21, 1939
Date: May 21, 1939
The Black Friday bushfires burn 20,000 square kilometres (7,700Β sqΒ mi) of land in Australia, claiming the lives of 71 people. Date: January 13, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on January 13 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi Execution of Czech Students After…
Anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany closes the last remaining Jewish enterprises. Date: July 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on July 6 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Italy Invades Albania, April 7, 1939The Wizard of Oz Premieres at Grauman’s Chinese…
Venlo Incident: Two British agents of SIS are captured by the Germans. Date: November 8, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on November 8 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Imperial Japanese Army Ammunition Dump Explosion in Hirakata, Osaka, March 1, 1939Spanish Civil…
Winter War: The Red Army's advance on the Karelian Isthmus is stopped by Finns at the Mannerheim Line during the Battle of Taipale. Date: December 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on December 6 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939HMS Duchess…
Spanish Civil War: The National Defence Council seizes control of the republican government in a coup d'etat, with the intention of negotiating an end to the war. Date: March 5, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on March 5 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More…
World War II: The Polish government of Ignacy MoΕcicki flees to Romania. Date: September 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia β π Other events on September 18 π Events on this day in 1939 π On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Heinkel He 178 First Jet Aircraft First Flight August 27, 1939Spanish Civil War…