Date: January 30, 1939
Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli is elected Pope and takes the name Pius XII. Date: March 2, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 2 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U-47 Sinks HMS Royal Oak at Scapa Flow, October 14, 1939Luftwaffe Ju 87…
The Soviet Union establishes the Finnish Democratic Republic puppet state in Terijoki. Date: December 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 1 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Franco Conquers Madrid, Spanish Civil War Ends March 28, 1939German U-29 Sinks British…
Finnish author F. E. Sillanpää is awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature. Date: November 10, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 10 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Spanish Civil War: Franco’s Troops Take Barcelona, January 26, 1939Madison Square Garden Nazi…
The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York. Date: June 12, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 12 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Erzincan Earthquake Kills 32,700 in Eastern Turkey, December 27, 1939Indian Muslims Observe Day of Deliverance,…
Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister. Date: June 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U.S. Supreme Court Limits NLRB Rehiring Powers in Sit-Down Strikes, February 27, 1939Columbia…
Spanish Civil War: The Nationalists conclude their conquest of Catalonia and seal the border with France. Date: February 10, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 10 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939LaGuardia Airport Opens in New York City, December 2,…