World War II: RAF No. 603 Intercepts First Luftwaffe Raid on Britain, October 16, 1939

World War II: The British Royal Air Force suffers its first fighter pilot casualty of the Second World War at the Battle of Barking Creek as a result of friendly fire. Date: September 6, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on September 6 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On…

Germany takes Memel from Lithuania. Date: March 22, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 22 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939Black Friday Bushfires Kill 71, Burn 20,000 km², January 13, 1939Heinkel He 100 Sets World Airspeed Record, March 30, 1939Heinkel…

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…

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 1939German-Soviet Parade in Brest-Litovsk Celebrates Poland Invasion, September 22, 1939Soviet Invasion of Poland Begins, September 17, 1939Imperial Japanese…

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…

The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of the Slovak air force in Spišská Nová Ves, killing 13 people and beginning the Slovak–Hungarian War. Date: March 23, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 23 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939First…