Date: April 9, 1939
Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. All Czech universities are shut down and more than 1,200 students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students' Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic. Date: November 17, 1939 Read more…
Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates an incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later. Date: November 26, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on November 26 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
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 1939F. E. Sillanpää Wins Nobel Prize in Literature, November 10, 1939Madison Square Garden…
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 1939Lockheed P-38 Lightning First Flight, January 27, 1939Cardinal Eugenio Pacelli Elected Pope…
The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose. Date: May 3, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 3 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Battle of the River Plate: First Naval Battle of World War II, December…
Slovakia declares independence under German pressure. Date: March 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Canadian National War Memorial Unveiled in Ottawa by King George VI and Queen Elizabeth, May 21, 1939Deadliest Chilean Earthquake…