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1939 Calendar
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1939 Historical Event(s)
- February 19, 1939 – New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
- April 20, 1939 – Adolf Hitler’s 50th birthday is celebrated as a national holiday in Nazi Germany.
- May 17, 1939 – The Columbia Lions and the Princeton Tigers play in the United States’ first televised sporting event, a collegiate baseball game in New York City.
- June 12, 1939 – The Baseball Hall of Fame opens in Cooperstown, New York.
- August 15, 1939 – 13 Stukas dive into the ground during a disastrous air-practice at Neuhammer. There are no survivors.
- September 1, 1939 – World War II: Nazi Germany and Slovakia invade Poland, beginning World War II.
- September 18, 1939 – World War II: Polish government of Ignacy Mościcki flees to Romania.
- October 8, 1939 – World War II: Germany annexes Western Poland.
- December 27, 1939 – Winter War: Finland holds off a Soviet attack in the Battle of Kelja.
Who Were Born On 1939?
- January 15, 1939 – Tony Bullimore, English sailor and adventurer
- February 1, 1939 – Paul Gillmor, American politician (d. 2007)
- March 18, 1939 – Giannis Markopoulos, Greek composer
- April 20, 1939 – Peter S. Beagle, American author
- June 12, 1939 – Frank McCloskey, American politician (d. 2003)
- July 18, 1939 – Edward Gramlich, American economics professor (d. 2007)
- August 9, 1939 – Brito, Brazilian footballer
- September 5, 1939 – John Stewart, American musician (The Kingston Trio) (d. 2008)
- October 18, 1939 – Mike Ditka, American football player, coach, and commentator
- November 22, 1939 – Allen Garfield, American actor