Thirteen Roses Executed by Francoist Forces in Madrid, August 5, 1939
Date: August 5, 1939
Date: August 5, 1939
Robert Menzies, who became Australia's longest-serving prime minister, is elected as leader of the United Australia Party after the death of Prime Minister Joseph Lyons. Date: April 18, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 18 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from…
World War II: German battleship Bismarck is launched. Date: February 14, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on February 14 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Hitler Proclaims Bohemia and Moravia German Protectorate, March 16, 1939Heinkel He 100 Sets World Airspeed Record, March…
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…
Benito Mussolini declares an Italian protectorate over Albania and forces King Zog I into exile. Date: April 7, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 7 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Sutton Hoo Helmet Discovered, July 28, 1939Hungarian Air Force Attacks…
Last public guillotining in France: Eugen Weidmann, a convicted murderer, is executed in Versailles outside the Saint-Pierre prison. Date: June 17, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 17 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Heinkel He 100 Sets World Airspeed Record,…
African-American singer Marian Anderson gives a concert at the Lincoln Memorial after being denied the use of Constitution Hall by the Daughters of the American Revolution. Date: April 9, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on April 9 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events…