Date: April 18, 1939
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…
Spanish Civil War: Nationalists begin their final offensive of the war. Date: March 26, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 26 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Soviet Invasion of Poland Begins, September 17, 1939Spanish Civil War: Franco Takes Barcelona in…
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 1939UK and France Begin Naval Blockade of Germany, Battle of Atlantic Begins September…
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 1939South Africa Declares War on Germany, September 6, 19391939 Liechtenstein Putsch Attempt…
Romanian prime minister Armand Călinescu is assassinated by the Iron Guard. Date: September 21, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 21 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939RAF First Fighter Pilot Casualty in Friendly Fire, September 6, 1939Imperial Japanese Army Ammunition…
During a speech in the Reichstag, Adolf Hitler makes a prediction about the end of the Jewish race in Europe if another world war were to occur. Date: January 30, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 30 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More…