Date: November 30, 1939
World War II: A day after the beginning of the Winter War in Finland, the Cajander III Cabinet resigns and is replaced by the Ryti I Cabinet, while the Finnish Parliament move from Helsinki to Kauhajoki to escape the Soviet airstrikes. Date: December 1, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on December…
The deadliest earthquake in Chilean history strikes Chillán, killing approximately 28,000 people. Date: January 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on January 24 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939U-47 Sinks HMS Royal Oak at Scapa Flow, October 14, 1939Heinkel He 100…
The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York. 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 Proclaims Bohemia and Moravia German Protectorate, March 16, 1939F. E. Sillanpää Wins Nobel Prize…
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 1939Winter War: Soviet Union Expelled from League of Nations, December 14, 1939German Battleship Bismarck…
Germany occupies Czechoslovakia. Date: March 15, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on March 15 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939World War II: Battle of Kępa Oksywska Ends, Heavy Polish Losses September 19, 1939Lou Gehrig Farewell Speech and Retirement at Yankee Stadium,…
Siam is renamed Thailand by Plaek Phibunsongkhram, the country's third prime minister. Date: June 24, 1939 Read more on Wikipedia → 📅 Other events on June 24 📅 Events on this day in 1939 📅 On This Day (Today) More events from 1939NBC Broadcasts First Televised American Football Game, September 30, 19391939-40 New York World’s…