Date: July 4, 1939
World War II: Union of South Africa declares war on Germany. Date: September 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Germany Takes Memel from Lithuania, March 22, 1939Chamberlain Pledges British Support to Poland Against…
Nazi Germany mounts a false flag attack on the Gleiwitz radio station, creating an excuse to attack Poland the following day, thus starting World War II in Europe. Date: August 31, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 31 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today)…
The Irish Republican Army carries out the 1939 Coventry bombing in which five civilians were killed. Date: August 25, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on August 25 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Soviet Invasion of Poland Begins, September 17, 1939Hitler Reichstag…
Spanish Civil War: Generalissimo Francisco Franco conquers Madrid after a three-year siege. Date: March 28, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 28 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Nazi Germany Anti-Jewish Laws Close Last Jewish Businesses, July 6, 1939U.S. Supreme Court…
World War II: France, the United Kingdom, New Zealand and Australia declare war on Germany after the invasion of Poland, forming the Allied nations. The Viceroy of India also declares war, but without consulting the provincial legislatures. Date: September 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 3 📅 Events on…
World War II: The Canadian declaration of war on Germany receives royal assent. Date: September 10, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 10 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Franco Conquers Madrid in Spanish Civil War, March 28, 1939Winter War: Finns…