Date: November 17, 1939
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, 1939South Africa Declares War…
World War II: The German submarine U-47 sinks the British battleship HMS Royal Oak within her harbour at Scapa Flow, Scotland. Date: October 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on October 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Polish Government Flees to Romania, World…
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 1939Soviet Invasion of Poland Begins, September 17, 1939Franco Conquers Madrid, Spanish Civil War…
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 1939Battle of Hel Begins: Polish Resistance in WWII September 9, 1939Norway Claims Queen Maud…
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 1939Imperial Japanese Army Ammunition Dump Explosion in Hirakata, Osaka, March 1, 1939U Ottama Dies in Prison After Hunger…
The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch takes place; approximately 40 members of the VBDL starting from Nendeln march towards Vaduz with the intention of overthrowing the government and provoking Liechtenstein's annexation into Germany. Date: March 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 24 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On…