What happened in 1939?
401 recorded events in 1939, including 134 in people, 80 in wars & conflicts and 51 in architecture & engineering.
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Major Events 1
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Germany invades Poland
Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland marks the start of World War II in Europe.
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Wars & Conflicts 80
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Winter War
1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland
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Battles of Khalkhin Gol
1939 Soviet–Japanese battle in Mongolia
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Battle of Westerplatte
First battle in the invasion of Poland, the beginning of the Second World War
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Battle of the Bzura
Battle in the opening campaign of World War II during the 1939 German invasion of Poland
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Siege of Warsaw
1939 battle during WWII
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Battle of Suomussalmi
1939 battle fought between Finnish and Soviet forces in the Winter War
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Battle of Changsha
1939 first of four attempts by Japan to take the city of Changsha during the second Sino-Japanese War
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Battle of Tolvajärvi
1939 first large offensive victory for the Finns in the Winter War
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Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig
1939 battle
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Battle of Wizna
1939 early battle of World War II
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Battle of Kollaa
1939 battle of the Winter War
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Battle of Salla
1939 battle of the Winter War
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Battle of Kock
Final battle in the Invasion of Poland (1939)
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Battle of Hel
1939 battle during WWII
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Battle of Modlin
1939 battle between Nazi Germany and Polish forces
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Battle of Nanchang
1939 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese war
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Baltic Sea campaigns
1939–45 part of the Eastern Front during WWII
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Battle of Brześć Litewski
1939 battle in WW2
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Charge at Krojanty
WWII Polish invasion battle
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Battle of Mława
1939 the battle of World War II
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Battle of Petsamo
Military battle in 1939
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Battle of Lwów
Lwów besieged by Germany during the Invasion of Poland of 1939 at the outbreak of World War II
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Battle of South Guangxi
1939 battle
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Battle of Tuchola Forest
1939 battle
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Battle of Bielsa pocket
1939 battle from the Spanish civil war
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Battle of Mokra
1939 one of the first battles of the Invasion of Poland in World War II
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Defense of the Coast of Poland in the September Campaign
1939 World War II battle
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Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine
1939 military conflict
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Battle of the Border
Battles that occurred in the first days of the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in September 1939
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Battle of Taipale
1939 battle of the Winter War
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Battle of Chojnice
1939 battle
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Battle of Kunlun Pass
1939 battle
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Battle of Szack
Major battle between the Polish Army and the Red Army in 1939, in the beginning of World War II
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Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski
1939 battle
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Battle of Grodno
During the Soviet invasion of Poland, World War II
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Battle of Summa
Battle during Winter War (1939-1940)
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Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang
1939 battle
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Battle of Wilno
1939 battle of World War II
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Battle of Czajánek's barracks
1939 battle
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Battle of Kelja
1939 battle in the Winter War
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Battle of Borowa Góra
1939 battle
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Battle of Wytyczno
1939 battle of the invasion of Poland in WWII
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Battle of Radom
1939 battle
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Battle of Lasy Królewskie
1939 battle during the battle of the Border of the Invasion of Poland
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Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki
1939 battle
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Battle of Węgierska Górka
1939 battle
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Battle of Valsequillo
1939 battle
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Battle of Kobryń
1939 battle in WW2
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Battle of Łomża
1939 battle
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Battle of Grudziądz
1939 battle
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Battle of Jordanów
1939 battle during the Nazi invasion of Poland
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Battle of Krasnobród
WWII battle during invasion of Poland in 1939
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Battle of Kampinos Forest
1939 battle
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Defense of Katowice
Battle for control of Katowice, Poland, in 1939
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Battle of Cześniki
1939 battle
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Battle of Durrës
1939 battle
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Battle of Łódź
1939
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Battle of Kępa Oksywska
1939 battle during the German invasion of Poland in WWII
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Battle of Jarosław
1939 battle
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Battle of Jaworow
1939 battle
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Battle of the River Forth
Battle in Fife, Scotland, UK
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Siege of Gdynia
1939 siege
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Battle of Wólka Węglowa
1939 battle
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Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski
1939 battle
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Battle of Pszczyna
1939 battle
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Battle of Przemyśl
1939 battle
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Battle of Różan
1939 battle
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Battle of Mikołów
1939 battle
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Battle of Boratycze
1939 battle
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Battle of Częstochowa
1939 battle during the invasion of Poland
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Battle of Husynne
1939 battle
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Battle of Varolampi Pond
1939 battle
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Battle of Kałuszyn
Battle of the Invasion of Poland 1939
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Battle of Wola Cyrusowa
1939 world War II battle
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Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów
Soviet invasion of Poland
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Battle of Władypol
1939 battle
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Battle of Łomianki
1939 WWII battle in Poland
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Battle of Baotou
1939 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War
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Battle of Bukowiec
Battle of Bukowiec (Wars & Conflicts).
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Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939)
Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939) (Wars & Conflicts).
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Politics & Government 9
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Anglo-Polish alliance
Treaty
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Soviet–Lithuanian Mutual Assistance Treaty
1939 treaty allowing Soviet troops and military bases within Lithuania
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Soviet–Estonian Mutual Assistance Treaty
1939 treaty allowing Soviet troops and military bases within Estonia
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German–Soviet Credit Agreement
Contract
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German–Latvian Non-Aggression Pact
Peace treaty
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German–Estonian Non-Aggression Pact
1939 treaty
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Iberian Pact
1939 pact between Spain and Portugal
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Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance Treaty
1939 treaty allowing Soviet troops and military bases within Latvia
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Spanish coup of March 1939
Spanish coup d'état
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People 134
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Lucien Lévy-Bruhl died
French philosopher (1857-1939)
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Frank Wild died
British Antarctica explorer (1873-1939)
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Pius XI died
Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939
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Charlotte Despard died
British suffragist (1844-1939)
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Douglas Fairbanks died
American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939)
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Maxime Laubeuf died
French maritime engineer (1864-1939)
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Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman died
United States economist (1861–1939)
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Daudi Cwa II of Buganda died
Kabaka of Buganda (1896–1939)
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James Naismith died
Canadian-American coach; inventor of basketball
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Alice Brady died
American actress (1892–1939)
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Émile Espérandieu died
French military, archeologist and epigraphist (1857–1939)
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Henry Brayton Gardner died
American economist (1863-1939)
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Ferdinand von Lindemann died
German mathematician (1852–1939)
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Anthony Fokker died
Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer (1890-1939)
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Vladimir Shukhov died
Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939)
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Søren Peter Lauritz Sørensen died
Danish chemist
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Archibald Leitch died
British architect (1865–1939)
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Henrik Lindstrøm died
Norwegian cook, explorer (1866-1939)
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Charles Granville Bruce died
British mountain climber
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Arthur Donaldson Smith died
American explorer and scientific collector (1866-1939)
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Gunnar Isachsen died
Norwegian military officer (1868-1939)
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Rudolf Samoylovich died
Soviet polar explorer (1881–1939)
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Alphonse van Gèle died
Belgian explorer of Congo (1848–1939)
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Mary Schäffer Warren died
American artist, photographer, writer, and explorer (1861–1939)
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William Gordon Burn Murdoch died
Scottish painter, travel writer and explorer (1862-1939)
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Robert Edwin Bush died
English-Australian politician and cricketer (1855–1939)
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Makar Kaścievič died
Belarusian writer (1891–1939)
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Margaret Haley died
American educator and labor activist
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Josephine Leavell Allensworth died
American musician, music teacher, and activist
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Lloyd L. Gaines died
American activist
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Amy Bulley died
English promoter of women's education and women's trade unionism
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Jacobine Rye died
Norwegian teacher and defense activist
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Motoyuki Negoro died
Japanese journalist and strike leader
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Ma Rainey died
American blues singer (1886–1939)
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Lois Weber died
American actor/film director (1879-1939)
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Ottó Bláthy died
Hungarian mechanical engineer (1860–1939)
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Frank Watson Dyson died
English astronomer and Astronomer Royal (1868–1939)
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Max Skladanowsky died
German inventor and early filmmaker (1863–1939)
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Stanisław Leśniewski died
Polish mathematician and philosopher (1886-1939)
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Arthur E. Kennelly died
American electrical engineer (1861–1939)
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Kolë Idromeno died
Albanian painter, sculptor, photographer, architect and engineer (1860-1939)
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Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin died
Irish/British astronomer (1865–1939)
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Alberto Palacio died
Spanish architect and bridge engineer (1856–1939)
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Dmitry Grave died
Russian mathematician (1863–1939)
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Walter Gordon died
German physicist (1893-1939)
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Charles M. Schwab died
American steel magnate (1862–1939)
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Otto Berg died
Discoverer of rhenium
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Carl Joseph Schröter died
Swiss botanist (1855-1939)
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Gheorghe Țițeica died
Romanian mathematician (1873-1939)
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Karl von Auwers died
German chemist (1863-1939)
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William Jackson Pope died
British chemist (1870-1939)
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Alexander Lukomsky died
Russian general (1868-1939)
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Ralph Allen Sampson died
Irish-British astronomer (1866-1939)
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Matthew Nathan died
British colonial administrator (1862–1939)
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Paul Epstein died
German mathematician (1871–1939)
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David Peck Todd died
American astronomer (1855–1939)
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Giulio Gavotti died
Italian Air Force officer (1882–1939)
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Agnes Giberne died
British astronomer, author (1845–1939)
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Wilhelm Normann died
German chemist (1870–1939)
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János Csonka died
Hungarian engineer (1852-1939)
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Felix Riesenberg died
American historian
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Buell Quain died
American ethnologist
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Robert Hottot died
French explorer (1884–1939)
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Emily Georgiana Kemp died
British adventurer, artist and writer
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Edwin Greenslade Murphy died
Poet, journalist from Western Australia
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Henry Edward Manning Douglas died
British soldier, explorer and recipient of the Victoria Cross (1875-1939)
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Frank Wittenoom died
Australian explorer
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Rogers Birnie died
Explorer and army officer who explored death valley
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Carl Laemmle died
German-American film producer (1867–1939)
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Ford Sterling died
American comedian (1883–1939)
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Owen Moore died
Irish-born actor in American films (1886-1939)
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Oscar Milosz died
French-Lithuanian poet and representative of Lithuania at the League of Nations (1877-1939)
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Ivan Mozzhukhin died
Russian-born actor
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Alvah Meyer died
Athletics competitor (1888–1939)
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James Parrott died
American actor and director (1897–1939)
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Ali Khamenei born
Born in Mashhad. Cleric and former Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026).
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Margaret Atwood born
Born in Ottawa. Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 1939).
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Seamus Heaney born
Born in Castledawson. Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013).
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Romano Prodi born
Born in Scandiano. Italian politician and economist (born 1939).
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Francis Ford Coppola born
Born in Detroit. American filmmaker (born 1939).
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Gro Harlem Brundtland born
Born in Bærum Municipality. 29th Prime Minister of Norway.
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John Howard born
Born in Earlwood. Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007.
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Germaine Greer born
Born in Melbourne. Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939).
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Zviad Gamsakhurdia born
Born in Tbilisi. 1st President of Georgia (1991–92).
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John Cleese born
Born in Weston-super-Mare. English comedian and actor (born 1939).
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Reuven Rivlin born
Born in Jerusalem. 10th President of Israel (2014–2021).
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Aníbal Cavaco Silva born
Born in Boliqueime. Portuguese politician (born 1939).
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Harvey Keitel born
Born in Brooklyn. American actor.
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Wes Craven born
Born in Cleveland. American filmmaker (1939–2015).
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Amos Oz born
Born in Jerusalem. Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018).
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Laurent-Désiré Kabila born
Born in Moba. Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1939-2001).
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Lily Tomlin born
Born in Detroit. American actress, comedian and writer.
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Brian Mulroney born
Born in Baie-Comeau. Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993.
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Joaquim Chissano born
Born in Gaza Province. 2nd President of Mozambique.
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Abdullah Ahmad Badawi born
Born in Bayan Lepas. Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009.
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João Bernardo Vieira born
Born in Bissau. President of Guinea-Bissau (1939-2009).
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Festus Mogae born
Born in Serowe. President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008.
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Ray Manzarek born
Born in Chicago. American keyboardist (1939–2013).
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Stanislav Petrov born
Born in Vladivostok. Officer of the Soviet Air Defence Forces, noted for not executing a nuclear strike during a nuclear false alarm incident (1939-2017).
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Ruud Lubbers born
Born in Rotterdam. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994.
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Jorge Sampaio born
Born in Lisbon. President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006.
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Tzvetan Todorov born
Born in Sofia. Bulgarian historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist (1939-2017).
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Fritjof Capra born
Born in Vienna. American physicist (1939-).
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Carlo Ginzburg born
Born in Turin. Italian historian (1939–2026).
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Breyten Breytenbach born
Born in Robertson. South African writer and painter (1939–2024).
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Norman Davies born
Born in Bolton. British historian.
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Dick Scobee born
Born in Cle Elum. American astronaut.
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Manuel Vázquez Montalbán born
Born in Barcelona. Spanish writer (1939-2003).
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José Emilio Pacheco born
Born in Mexico City. Mexican writer (1939-2014).
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Lili Ivanova born
Born in Kubrat. Musical artist.
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Valeri Rozhdestvenski born
Born in Saint Petersburg. Soviet cosmonaut (1939–2011).
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Samad Behrangi born
Born in Tabriz. Iranian writer and social critic (1939–1967).
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Giulio Angioni born
Born in Guasila. Italian anthropologist and writer (1939–2017).
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Brigitte Fontaine born
Born in Morlaix. French poet and artist.
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Alexandros Panagoulis born
Born in Glyfada. Greek politician and poet (1939-1976).
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Marie-Claire Blais born
Born in Quebec City. Playwright working in Quebec (1939–2021).
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Charles Jencks born
Born in Baltimore. American architecture theorist, critic and landscape architect (1939–2019).
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Tom Harkin born
Born in Warren County. American politician (born 1939).
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Valeriy Shevchuk born
Born in Zhytomyr. Ukrainian writer (1939-2025).
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Richard Posner born
Born in New York City. United States federal judge.
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Jean-Pierre Chevènement born
Born in Belfort. French politician (born 1939).
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Donald Adamson born
Born in Culcheth. British writer and translator (1939–2024).
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Joseph Raz born
Born in Palestine. Israeli philosopher (1939–2022).
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Stanisław Wielgus born
Born in Wierzchowiska Drugie. Bishop of Płock, Archbishop of Warsaw, Polish Communist Secret Police informer.
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Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi born
Born in Sharjah. Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates.
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John M. Fabian born
Born in Baytown. American pilot and astronaut.
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R. C. Sproul born
Born in Pittsburgh. American theologian and pastor (1939–2017).
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S. David Griggs born
Born in Portland. United States admiral (1939-1989).
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Martin Feldstein born
Born in New York City. American economist (1939–2019).
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Carlos Monsiváis born
Born in Mexico City. Mexican writer (1939–2010).
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Robert Darnton born
Born in New York City. American historian.
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Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani born
Born in Kadkan. Iranian poet, literary critic, editor and translator (born 1939).
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Khin Nyunt born
Born in Kyauktan Township. Burmese army general, Chief of Intelligence, and Prime Minister of Myanmar from 2003 to 2004.
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Karel Schoeman born
Born in Trompsburg. South African writer (1939–2017).
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Science & Technology 44
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National Center for Scientific Research
French research organisation
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Hadassah Medical Center
Hospital in Israel
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Osh State University
Public university in Osh, Kyrgyzstan
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Australian Astronomical Observatory
Optical/near-infrared astronomy observatory with its headquarters in North Ryde in suburban Sydney, Australia
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Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda
Hospital in Italy
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Lomnický Štít Observatory
Observatory in Slovakia
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McNeese State University
Public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States
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Institute for Study of the Jewish Question
Nazi Institute
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Royal Botanical Gardens
Botanical garden in Burlington and Hamilton, Ontario
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Tajik State Medical University
Public university in Tajikistan
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Leibniz Institute for Solar Physics (KIS)
Research institute of solar physics in Freiburg, Germany
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Noborito Research Institute
Military development laboratory run by the Imperial Japanese Army
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Kamin Science Center
Science and technology museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
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Donbas State Pedagogical University
Education organization in Sloviansk, Ukraine
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Kyrgyz State Medical Academy
Medical university
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Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics
Hospital in Lithuania
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Daido University
University in Japan
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Andijan State University
University in Andijan, Uzbekistan
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David Taylor Model Basin
Ship model basin located at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division
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Fort Valley State University
Public, historically-black university in Georgia, U.S.
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William Jessup University
American religious university
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Kyoto Koka Women's University
A private college in Kyoto, Japan
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Yelets State University
Education organization in Yelets, Russia
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Lviv State University of Internal Affairs
Education organization in Lviv, Ukraine
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Pyatigorsk State University
Pyatigorsk State University (Science & Technology).
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Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital
Hospital in Japan
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Berry Botanic Garden
Botanical garden in Portland, Oregon, U.S
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Sarasota Jungle Gardens
Zoo in Sarasota, Florida
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Zheskazgan Botanical Garden
Zheskazgan Botanical Garden (Science & Technology).
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Arlington Baptist College
University in Arlington, Texas
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Bismarck State College
A polytechnic institution in Bismarck, North Dakota
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Hijiyama University
Higher education institution in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
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Mukogawa Women's University
Japanese private women's university
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Petroleum University of Technology
Iranian university
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Luton and Dunstable University Hospital
Hospital in Bedfordshire, England
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Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research
Nigeria research institute
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Utah Valley Hospital
Hospital in Provo, Utah, United States
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Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy
Facility in Dnipro, Ukraine
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Hospital Domingo Funes
Hospital in Córdoba, Argentina
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National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases
Hospital in Peru
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The Netherlands Institute for the Near East
Research institute in Leiden
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Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden
Arboretum and botanical garden in Key West, Florida
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NASU Institute of Electrodynamics
Research institute in Kiev
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Elektrownia Stalowa Wola
Elektrownia Stalowa Wola (Science & Technology).
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Exploration & Discovery 8
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Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel
Prehistoric ivory sculpture discovered in the Hohlenstein-Stadel, a cave in Germany
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Sutton Hoo helmet
Decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet
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mask of Warka
Mask possibly depicting Inanna
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Monument to Stamen Panchev
Monument in Botevgrad, Bulgaria
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Statue of Idrimi
Ancient Middle Eastern sculpture
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golden bust of Marcus Aurelius
Roman sculpture found in Avenches, Switzerland
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Relief of Hanyeri
Rock relief dated to the Hittite Imperial Age and located within the borders of Adana Province today
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Dolmen de Castellruf
Dolmen in Martorelles, Catalonia
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Religion & Belief Systems 15
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1939 conclave
Conclave
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Benghazi Cathedral
Cathedral
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St. Michael's Church
Church building in Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia
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Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Manizales)
National monument of Colombia
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Cytron Synagogue
Former Synagogue in Białystok, Poland
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Synagogue Montmartre
Synagogue located in Paris, in France
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St. Joseph's Cathedral, Ituiutaba
Church in Ituiutaba, Brazil
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Sainte-Odile de Bondoukou cathedral
Building in Ivory Coast
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Westminster Abbey
Community of Benedictine monks in Mission, British Columbia
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Dhirdham Temple
Temple in Darjeeling
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Kfar Saba Central Synagogue
Kfar Saba Central Synagogue (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Madonna di San Marco
Church building in Bedonia, Italy
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Santa Maria Assunta Sanctuary
Sanctuary in Magenta, Italy
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Nostra Signora della Guardia
Nostra Signora della Guardia (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Evangelic church in Włochy
Evangelic church in Włochy (Religion & Belief Systems).
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Economy & Trade 24
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Hewlett-Packard
American information technology company
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Northrop
1939–1994 aerospace manufacturer in the United States
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1939 New York World's Fair
Fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York
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Archie Comics
American comic book publisher
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Peterbilt
American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks
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Broadcast Music, Inc.
Performing rights organization in the United States
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Airfix
Scale model kits manufacturer
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Taurus
Company
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Facel Vega
French automotive brand
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Sevmash
Shipbuilding company in Severodvinsk, Russia
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JASRAC
Japanese rights society
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Dollar General
Discount variety store chain in the USA
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Sara Lee Corporation
American consumer-goods company
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Choice Hotels
American hotel chain
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Timely Comics
American publisher (1939-1950)
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Tata Hispano
Defunct bus and coach manufacturer in Spain
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Tata Chemicals
Indian company
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Albertsons
American grocery chain
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Deutsche Ausrüstungswerke
Nazi German defense contractor owned and operated by the Schutzstaffel and staffed by concentration camp prisoners
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Schweizer Aircraft Corporation
1939-2012 aircraft manufacturer in the United States
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Resonac Holdings Corporation
Japanese company formerly known as Shōwa Denkō
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Gerber Legendary Blades
Maker of consumer knives, multi tools and other tools headquartered in Tigard, Oregon
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Bank of Ceylon
Government-owned Sri Lanka commercial bank
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Sigma Alimentos
Mexican food processing company
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Disasters & Pandemics 2
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Erzincan earthquake of 1939
7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Erzincan in eastern Turkey on December 27, 1939
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1939 Chillán earthquake
January 1939 earthquake in Chile
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Social Movements & Revolutions 1
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Cartagena Uprising
1939 unsuccessful uprising against the Republican government of Juan Negrín in Cartagena, Spain
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Architecture & Engineering 51
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Stade du Pays de Charleroi
Stadium
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Hallenstadion
Multipurpose hall in Oerlikon in the city of Zurich, Switzerland
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Stade Charléty
Sports complex and stadium in Paris
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Cicero Stadium
Multipurpose stadium in Asmara, Eritrea, built in 1938 during the Italian occupation by the Italian businessman Francesco Cicero
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Nea Smyrni Stadium
Stadium
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Lintula Holy Trinity Convent
Convent in Heinävesi, Finland
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Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Poprad
Cathedral
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Olomouc Orthodox Church
Church in Olomouc District of Olomouc region
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Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu
Former football stadium
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Jordan–Hare Stadium
Stadium in Alabama
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Sourp Kevork
Church building in Limassol, Cyprus
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Kostas Davourlis Stadium
Soccer stadium in Patras, Greece
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Røa Church
Church in Oslo, Norway
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Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius
Church in Pennsylvania, United States
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Måøy Chapel
Chapel in Mausund, Norway
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Gibostad Chapel
Church in Lenvik, Norway
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Kapp Church
Church building in Østre Toten, Innlandet, Norway
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Raufoss Church
Church building in Vestre Toten, Innlandet, Norway
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Bukit Serene Palace
Palace in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia
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Værøy Church
Church in Værøy, Norway
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St. Marcus Church
Church building in Bergen, Norway
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Dombås Church
Church building in Dovre, Innlandet, Norway
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Saint-Jean-Berchmans Church
Church building in Quebec, Canada
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Töölö Rowing Stadium
Rowing stadium in Helsinki, Finland
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Fiskebäck Chapel
Church of Sweden chapel in Fiskebäck, Sweden
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Saint Bartholomew
Religious building in Brugherio
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Stade Charles-Mathon
Sports stadium in Oyonnax, France
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Diósgyőri Stadion
Sports venue in Miskolc, Hungary
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Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae
Church building in Rome, Italy
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Farrington Field
Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas
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Waldo Stadium
Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States
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Saint Peter and Paul Church
Parish church building in Borsano, Busto Arsizio
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St John's Church, West Bay
Church building in Bridport, West Dorset, England, UK
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Diezebrug
Bridge in Netherlands
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St. Andrew's Church
Catholic church in Manhattan
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Stade Henri Desgrange
Stadium in La Roche-sur-Yon, France
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Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ
Church building in Windsor, Ontario, Canada
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Hounsom Memorial Church
Church in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom
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Estes Stadium
Multi-purpose stadium in Conway, Arkansas
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First Church of Christ, Scientist
Church building in Mt. Lebanon, United States of America
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Muzzy Field
Stadium in Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.
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Paul Brown Tiger Stadium
High school football stadium in Massillon, Ohio
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Kinsley Greyhound Stadium
Greyhound racing stadium in England
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St Martin's Church
Church in Wolverhampton, England
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St. John's Episcopal Church
Historic church in Abilene, Kansas, USA
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SS Peter and Paul's Church
Church in County Westmeath, Ireland
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St Anne's Church, Cefn Hengoed
Church in Caerphilly County Borough, United Kingdom
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Stadionul Electromagnetica
Multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania
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Armadale Stadium
Race track in Scotland
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King Street Overhead Bridge
Bridge in United States of America
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P.C. Cobb Stadium
Outdoor athletic stadium in Dallas, Texas
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Sports & Entertainment 15
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National Theater of Albania
Venue
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Navoi Theater
Opera house in Tashkent, Uzbekistan
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7th Venice International Film Festival
1939 film festival edition
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Gauliga Elsaß
Football league
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Buryat Academic Opera and Ballet Theater
Opera house in Ulan-Ude, Russia
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Krasnodar Philharmonic
Concert hall and philharmonic soviety in Krasnodar, Russia
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Wadsworth Theatre
Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA
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Baikal Theatre
Bouriatia national song and dance state theatre in Ulan-Ude, Russia
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Speelpark Klein Zwitserland
Playground in Tegelen, the Netherlands
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Zabaykalskiy Krayevoy Dramaticheskiy Teatr
Drama theatre in Chita, Russia
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Municipal Drama Theatre Biysk
Theatre in Biysk, Russia
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Musical-Dramatic Theatre Yuriy Drohobych
Theatre in Drohobych, Ukraine
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Babbacombe Theatre
Theatre in Babbacombe, Torquay, England
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Hull New Theatre
Theatre in Kingston upon Hull, England
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Academic Regional Puppet Theatre of Luhansk
Puppet theatre in Luhansk, Ukraine
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Empires & Countries 17
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Second Spanish Republic dissolved
Second Spanish Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Barcelona.
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Second Polish Republic dissolved
Second Polish Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Warsaw.
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Free City of Danzig dissolved
Free City of Danzig ceased to exist, having been centered at Gdańsk.
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Slovak Republic founded
Slovak Republic was founded, with its capital at Bratislava.
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Francoist Spain founded
Francoist Spain was founded, with its capital at Madrid.
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Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia founded
Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was founded, with its capital at Prague.
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Finnish Democratic Republic founded
Finnish Democratic Republic was founded, with its capital at Zelenogorsk.
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Italian protectorate of Albania founded
Italian protectorate of Albania was founded, with its capital at Tirana.
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Second Czechoslovak Republic dissolved
Second Czechoslovak Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Prague.
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Mengjiang founded
Mengjiang was founded, with its capital at Zhangjiakou.
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Hatay State dissolved
Hatay State ceased to exist, having been centered at Antakya.
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Albanian Kingdom dissolved
Albanian Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Tirana.
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Carpatho-Ukraine founded
Carpatho-Ukraine was founded, with its capital at Khust.
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Carpatho-Ukraine dissolved
Carpatho-Ukraine ceased to exist, having been centered at Khust.
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Siam dissolved
Siam ceased to exist, having been centered at Bangkok.
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South Chahar Autonomous Government dissolved
South Chahar Autonomous Government ceased to exist, having been centered at Zhangjiakou.
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Mongol United Autonomous Government dissolved
Mongol United Autonomous Government ceased to exist, having been centered at Hohhot.
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