Page 10: Historical Events In 1939
Friday, 18 July 2025
Aug 16 Ron Oxenham, cricketer (7 Tests for Australia, 14 wickets), dies in the year 1939.
Aug 17 On this day in history "Wizard of Oz" opens at Loew's Capitol Theater in NY
Aug 19 On this day in history 37.6 cm rainfall at Tuckerton, NJ (state record)
Aug 20 On this day in history 1st black bowling league formed (National Bowling Assoc)
Aug 22 Dutch border guards take positions for German invasion on this day in history.
Aug 23 John Cobb (Britain) drives 365.85 MPH (593.48 KPH) at Bonneville Flats on this day in history.
Aug 23 On this day in history sidney Coe Howard, playwright (Silver Cord, Pulitzer 1925), dies at 48
Aug 23 On this day in history soviet-German pact is signed by Molotov and Ribbentrop.
Aug 23 USSR & Germany sign a non-agression pact on this day in history.
Aug 24 On this day in history germany & USSR sign 10-year non-aggression pact
Aug 24 Germany and Russia sign a 10-year non-agression pact in the year 1939.
Aug 24 Last man hanged in New South Wales axe murderer John Trevor Kelly on this day in history.
Aug 24 Last man hanged in New South Wales: axe murderer John Trevor Kelly on this day in history.
Aug 24 W H Moule, cricketer (Australia v England 1880)/High Court judge, dies in the year 1939.
Aug 26 1st major league baseball telecast-Reds beat Bkln Dodgers (W2XBS NY) on this day in history.
Aug 26 New York station WXBS makes the first TV broadcast of a baseball doubleheader (Cincinnati Reds at Brooklyn Dodgers) on this day in history.
Aug 27 Erich Warsitz makes 1st jet-propelled flight (in a Heinkel He-178) on this day in history.
Aug 27 Erich Warsitz makes first jet-propelled flight (in a Heinkel He-178) in the year 1939.
Aug 28 "Monty" becomes commandant of 3rd "Iron" Infantry division in the year 1939.
Aug 29 Chaim Weizmann informs England that Palestine Jews will fight in WW II in the year 1939.
Aug 30 In the year 1939 6th NFL Chicago All-Star Game: NY Giants 9, All-Stars 0 (81,456)
Aug 30 NY Yankee Atley Donald pitches a baseball a record 94.7 mph (152 kph) in the year 1939.
Aug 31 On this day in history japanese invasion army driven out of Mongolia
Sep 01 German army invades Poland, marking the beginning of World War II in the year 1939.
Sep 01 Nazi troops invade Poland, beginning WWII in the year 1939.
Sep 01 On this day in history physical Review publishes 1st paper to deal with "black holes"
Sep 01 WW II starts, Germany invades Poland, takes Danzig in the year 1939.
Sep 02 Bobby Purify, rocker in the year 1939.
Sep 03 On this day in history australian Prime Minister Robert Menzies announces that, as a consequence of Britain's declaration, Australia is also at war
Sep 03 Britain and France declare war on Germany, starting World War 2 in the year 1939.
Sep 03 Britain declares war on Germany. France follows 6 hours later quickly joined by Australia, New Zealand, South Africa on this day in history.
Sep 03 England and France declare war against Germany, during WWII on this day in history.
Sep 03 In the year 1939 german U-boat sinks British passenger ship Athenia
Sep 04 Dutch 2nd Chamber affirms Neth's in a State of War on this day in history.
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