HMS Rawalpindi Sunk by Scharnhorst and Gneisenau, November 23, 1939

The 1939–40 New York World's Fair opens. Date: April 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Spanish Civil War: Nationalists Conquer Catalonia, Seal France Border, February 10, 1939World War II Battle of Kock Ends…

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 1939Marian Anderson Lincoln Memorial Concert After Constitution Hall Denial, April 9, 1939World War…

Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja. Date: December 27, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December 27 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech and Retirement at Yankee Stadium, July 4, 1939Canadian…

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 1939Shelling of Mainila Sparks Winter War…

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 1939Spanish Civil War Ends as Franco Announces Victory, April 1, 1939MS St. Louis…