Date: April 30, 1939
Shooting begins on Paramount Pictures' Dr. Cyclops, the first horror film photographed in three-strip Technicolor. 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 1939Hitler Reichstag Speech Predicts End of Jewish Race in Europe,…
Spanish Civil War: Generalísimo Francisco Franco of the Spanish State announces the end of the Spanish Civil War, when the last of the Republican forces surrender. Date: April 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 1 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…
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 1939Hitler Proclaims Bohemia and Moravia German…
An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94. Date: March 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 1 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Siam Renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, June 24, 1939Hungarian Air Force Attacks…
The U.S. Navy submarine USS Squalus sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian naval architect are rescued the following day. Date: May 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May…
The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States' first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City. Date: May 17, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on May 17 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Last…