What happened in 1939?

Germany invades Poland

Major Events · Poland

Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland marks the start of World War II in Europe.

Winter War

Wars & Conflicts

1939–1940 war between the Soviet Union and Finland

Battles of Khalkhin Gol

Wars & Conflicts

1939 Soviet–Japanese battle in Mongolia

Battle of Westerplatte

Wars & Conflicts

First battle in the invasion of Poland, the beginning of the Second World War

Battle of the Bzura

Wars & Conflicts

Battle in the opening campaign of World War II during the 1939 German invasion of Poland

Siege of Warsaw

Wars & Conflicts

1939 battle during WWII

Battle of Suomussalmi

Wars & Conflicts

1939 battle fought between Finnish and Soviet forces in the Winter War

Battle of Changsha

Wars & Conflicts · Changsha

1939 first of four attempts by Japan to take the city of Changsha during the second Sino-Japanese War

Battle of Tolvajärvi

Wars & Conflicts · Tolvajärvi

1939 first large offensive victory for the Finns in the Winter War

Defense of the Polish Post Office in Danzig

Wars & Conflicts · Polish Post Office in the Free City of Danzig

1939 battle

Battle of Wizna

Wars & Conflicts · Łomża

1939 early battle of World War II

Battle of Kollaa

Wars & Conflicts · Kollaa

1939 battle of the Winter War

Battle of Salla

Wars & Conflicts · Salla

1939 battle of the Winter War

Battle of Kock

Wars & Conflicts · Kock

Final battle in the Invasion of Poland (1939)

Battle of Hel

Wars & Conflicts · Hel Peninsula

1939 battle during WWII

Battle of Modlin

Wars & Conflicts · Modlin

1939 battle between Nazi Germany and Polish forces

Battle of Nanchang

Wars & Conflicts · Nanchang

1939 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese war

Baltic Sea campaigns

Wars & Conflicts · Baltic Sea

1939–45 part of the Eastern Front during WWII

Battle of Brześć Litewski

Wars & Conflicts · Brest Fortress

1939 battle in WW2

Charge at Krojanty

Wars & Conflicts · Krojanty

WWII Polish invasion battle

Battle of Mława

Wars & Conflicts · Uniszki Zawadzkie

1939 the battle of World War II

Battle of Petsamo

Wars & Conflicts · Pechenga

Military battle in 1939

Battle of Lwów

Wars & Conflicts · Lviv

Lwów besieged by Germany during the Invasion of Poland of 1939 at the outbreak of World War II

Battle of South Guangxi

Wars & Conflicts · Guangxi

1939 battle

Battle of Tuchola Forest

Wars & Conflicts · Tuchola

1939 battle

Battle of Bielsa pocket

Wars & Conflicts · Bielsa Valley

1939 battle from the Spanish civil war

Battle of Mokra

Wars & Conflicts · Mokra, Gmina Miedźno

1939 one of the first battles of the Invasion of Poland in World War II

Defense of the Coast of Poland in the September Campaign

Wars & Conflicts · Pomeranian Voivodeship

1939 World War II battle

Hungarian invasion of Carpatho-Ukraine

Wars & Conflicts · Transcarpathia

1939 military conflict

Battle of the Border

Wars & Conflicts · Poland

Battles that occurred in the first days of the Nazi Germany invasion of Poland in September 1939

Battle of Taipale

Wars & Conflicts · Solovyovo

1939 battle of the Winter War

Battle of Chojnice

Wars & Conflicts · Chojnice

1939 battle

Battle of Kunlun Pass

Wars & Conflicts · Nanning

1939 battle

Battle of Szack

Wars & Conflicts · Shatsk

Major battle between the Polish Army and the Red Army in 1939, in the beginning of World War II

Battle of Tomaszów Lubelski

Wars & Conflicts · Tomaszów Lubelski

1939 battle

Battle of Grodno

Wars & Conflicts · Hrodna

During the Soviet invasion of Poland, World War II

Battle of Summa

Wars & Conflicts

Battle during Winter War (1939-1940)

Battle of Suixian–Zaoyang

Wars & Conflicts · Suizhou

1939 battle

Battle of Wilno

Wars & Conflicts · Vilnius

1939 battle of World War II

Battle of Czajánek's barracks

Wars & Conflicts · Czajánek's barracks

1939 battle

Battle of Kelja

Wars & Conflicts · Gromovo

1939 battle in the Winter War

Battle of Borowa Góra

Wars & Conflicts · Bełchatów

1939 battle

Battle of Wytyczno

Wars & Conflicts · Wytyczno

1939 battle of the invasion of Poland in WWII

Battle of Radom

Wars & Conflicts · Iłża

1939 battle

Battle of Lasy Królewskie

Wars & Conflicts · Janowo

1939 battle during the battle of the Border of the Invasion of Poland

Battle of Tomaszów Mazowiecki

Wars & Conflicts · Tomaszów Mazowiecki

1939 battle

Battle of Węgierska Górka

Wars & Conflicts · Węgierska Górka

1939 battle

Battle of Valsequillo

Wars & Conflicts · Extremadura

1939 battle

Battle of Kobryń

Wars & Conflicts · Kobryn

1939 battle in WW2

Battle of Łomża

Wars & Conflicts · Łomża

1939 battle

Battle of Grudziądz

Wars & Conflicts · Grudziądz

1939 battle

Battle of Jordanów

Wars & Conflicts · Jordanów

1939 battle during the Nazi invasion of Poland

Battle of Krasnobród

Wars & Conflicts · Krasnobród

WWII battle during invasion of Poland in 1939

Battle of Kampinos Forest

Wars & Conflicts · Kampinos Forest

1939 battle

Defense of Katowice

Wars & Conflicts · Katowice

Battle for control of Katowice, Poland, in 1939

Battle of Cześniki

Wars & Conflicts · Cześniki

1939 battle

Battle of Durrës

Wars & Conflicts · Durrës

1939 battle

Battle of Łódź

Wars & Conflicts · Łódź

1939

Battle of Kępa Oksywska

Wars & Conflicts · Kępa Oksywska

1939 battle during the German invasion of Poland in WWII

Battle of Jarosław

Wars & Conflicts · Jarosław

1939 battle

Battle of Jaworow

Wars & Conflicts · Yavoriv

1939 battle

Battle of the River Forth

Wars & Conflicts · Rosyth Dockyard

Battle in Fife, Scotland, UK

Siege of Gdynia

Wars & Conflicts · Gdynia

1939 siege

Battle of Wólka Węglowa

Wars & Conflicts · Wólka Węglowa

1939 battle

Battle of Piotrków Trybunalski

Wars & Conflicts · Piotrków Trybunalski

1939 battle

Battle of Pszczyna

Wars & Conflicts · Pszczyna

1939 battle

Battle of Przemyśl

Wars & Conflicts · Przemyśl

1939 battle

Battle of Różan

Wars & Conflicts · Różan

1939 battle

Battle of Mikołów

Wars & Conflicts · Mikołów

1939 battle

Battle of Boratycze

Wars & Conflicts

1939 battle

Battle of Częstochowa

Wars & Conflicts · Częstochowa

1939 battle during the invasion of Poland

Battle of Husynne

Wars & Conflicts · Husynne

1939 battle

Battle of Varolampi Pond

Wars & Conflicts · Finland

1939 battle

Battle of Kałuszyn

Wars & Conflicts · Kałuszyn

Battle of the Invasion of Poland 1939

Battle of Wola Cyrusowa

Wars & Conflicts · Wola Cyrusowa

1939 world War II battle

Battles of Parczew, Jabłoń and Milanów

Wars & Conflicts · Parczew

Soviet invasion of Poland

Battle of Władypol

Wars & Conflicts · Vladipil'

1939 battle

Battle of Łomianki

Wars & Conflicts

1939 WWII battle in Poland

Battle of Baotou

Wars & Conflicts · Baotou

1939 battle of the Second Sino-Japanese War

Battle of Bukowiec

Wars & Conflicts

Defense of Ochota and Wola (1939)

Wars & Conflicts · Ochota

Bloody Sunday

Wars & Conflicts · Bydgoszcz

Bydgoszcz, 3 September 1939

World War II

Wars & Conflicts · Africa

1939–1945 global conflict

Battle of the Atlantic

Wars & Conflicts · Atlantic Ocean

1939 longest continuous military campaign in World War II

Battle of the River Plate

Wars & Conflicts

1939 first naval battle of the Second World War

Orzeł incident

Wars & Conflicts · Tallinn

1939 military incident during WWII

Battle of the Heligoland Bight

Wars & Conflicts · North Sea

1939 first major aerial battle of the Second World War

Battle of Barking Creek

Wars & Conflicts · Barking Creek

Aviation accident

Sinking of HMS Royal Oak

Wars & Conflicts · Scapa Flow

1939 sinking

Battle of Rozvegov

Wars & Conflicts · Q13664704

1939 battle

1939 Invasion of Poland

Wars & Conflicts · Poland

German, Soviet, and Slovak attack on and takeover of Poland that marked the start of World War II

Soviet invasion of Poland

Wars & Conflicts · Poland

Large-scale military attack performed by the USSR on the Second Polish Republic year 1939

Western Front

Wars & Conflicts · Northern Europe

Military theatre of World War II encompassing Denmark, Norway, Luxembourg, Belgium, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, France, Italy, and Germany

Gleiwitz incident

Wars & Conflicts · Gliwice

1939 staged attack by Nazi forces

Italian invasion of Albania

Wars & Conflicts · Albania

1939 World War II invasion

Saar Offensive

Wars & Conflicts · Saarland

French ground operation into Saarland from 7 to 16 September 1939

European Theater of World War II

Wars & Conflicts · Europe

Huge area of heavy fighting across Europe

occupation of Poland (1939–1945)

Wars & Conflicts · Second Polish Republic

Occupation of Poland by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union during the Second World War (1939–1945)

Slovak invasion of Poland

Wars & Conflicts · Poland

Event during Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland in September 1939

Bombing of Warsaw in World War II

Wars & Conflicts · Warsaw

Aerial bombing of Warsaw in WW II

Operation Himmler

Wars & Conflicts

False flag operation by Nazi Germany to justify the invasion of Poland

Bombing of Wieluń

Wars & Conflicts · Wieluń

Luftwaffe air strikes on Wieluń on 1st September 1939, starting World War II

Jabłonków Incident

Wars & Conflicts · Jablunkov Pass

1939 German special forces operation against Poland prior to World War II

Adriatic Campaign of World War II

Wars & Conflicts · Adriatic Sea

Minor naval campaign fought during World War II

bombing of Helsinki in World War II

Wars & Conflicts · Germany

1939-1944 series of World War II air raids

La retirada

Wars & Conflicts · Catalonia

1939 Spanish refugees exodus to France following the Spanish Civil War

Hainan Island Operation

Wars & Conflicts · Hainan

1939 Japanese campaign in the Second Sino-Japanese War

Bombing of Xàtiva

Wars & Conflicts · Xàtiva

1939 aerial bombing of a city

S-Plan

Wars & Conflicts · United Kingdom

1939–1940 bombing/sabotage campaign against the UK by the Irish Republican Army

Operation Clarion

Wars & Conflicts · Nazi Germany

Extensive Allied campaign of strategic bombing during World War II against Nazi Germany

Bombing of La Garriga

Wars & Conflicts · La Garriga

1939 aerial bombing of a city

Swatow Operation

Wars & Conflicts · Shantou

1939 military operation

Raid on Fraustadt

Wars & Conflicts · Wschowa

German occupation of Poland

Wars & Conflicts · German-occupied Poland

Occupation of Poland by Germany during the Second World War (1939–1945)

Eastern European theatre of World War II

Wars & Conflicts · Eastern Europe

Theatre of conflict during World War II, encompassing Central Europe, Eastern Europe, Northeast Europe (Baltics), and Southeast Europe (Balkans)

Anglo-Polish alliance

Politics & Government

Treaty

Soviet–Lithuanian Mutual Assistance Treaty

Politics & Government

1939 treaty allowing Soviet troops and military bases within Lithuania

Soviet–Estonian Mutual Assistance Treaty

Politics & Government

1939 treaty allowing Soviet troops and military bases within Estonia

German–Soviet Credit Agreement

Politics & Government

Contract

German–Latvian Non-Aggression Pact

Politics & Government

Peace treaty

German–Estonian Non-Aggression Pact

Politics & Government

1939 treaty

Iberian Pact

Politics & Government · Lisbon

1939 pact between Spain and Portugal

Soviet–Latvian Mutual Assistance Treaty

Politics & Government · Moscow

1939 treaty allowing Soviet troops and military bases within Latvia

Spanish coup of March 1939

Politics & Government · Cartagena

Spanish coup d'état

German–Soviet Treaty of Friendship, Cooperation and Demarcation

Politics & Government · Moscow

1939 treaty signed by Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union

1939 Liechtenstein putsch

Politics & Government · Schaan

Failed 1939 coup attempt in Liechtenstein

Lucien Lévy-Bruhl died

People · Paris

French philosopher (1857-1939)

Frank Wild died

People · Klerksdorp

British Antarctica explorer (1873-1939)

Pius XI died

People · Vatican City

Pope of the Catholic Church from 1922 to 1939

Charlotte Despard died

People · Whitehead

British suffragist (1844-1939)

Douglas Fairbanks died

People · Santa Monica

American actor, screenwriter, director, and producer (1883–1939)

Maxime Laubeuf died

People · Cannes

French maritime engineer (1864-1939)

Edwin Robert Anderson Seligman died

People · Lake Placid

United States economist (1861–1939)

Daudi Cwa II of Buganda died

People · Kampala

Kabaka of Buganda (1896–1939)

James Naismith died

People · Lawrence

Canadian-American coach; inventor of basketball

Alice Brady died

People · New York City

American actress (1892–1939)

Émile Espérandieu died

People · Avignon

French military, archeologist and epigraphist (1857–1939)

Henry Brayton Gardner died

People · Providence

American economist (1863-1939)

Ferdinand von Lindemann died

People · Munich

German mathematician (1852–1939)

Anthony Fokker died

People · New York City

Dutch aviation pioneer and an aircraft manufacturer (1890-1939)

Vladimir Shukhov died

People · Moscow

Russian engineer-polymath, scientist and architect (1853-1939)

Søren Peter Lauritz Sørensen died

People · Copenhagen

Danish chemist

Archibald Leitch died

People · Glasgow

British architect (1865–1939)

Henrik Lindstrøm died

People · Oslo

Norwegian cook, explorer (1866-1939)

Charles Granville Bruce died

People · London

British mountain climber

Arthur Donaldson Smith died

People · Andalusia

American explorer and scientific collector (1866-1939)

Gunnar Isachsen died

People · Asker

Norwegian military officer (1868-1939)

Rudolf Samoylovich died

People · Moscow

Soviet polar explorer (1881–1939)

Alphonse van Gèle died

People · Brussels metropolitan area

Belgian explorer of Congo (1848–1939)

Mary Schäffer Warren died

People · Banff

American artist, photographer, writer, and explorer (1861–1939)

William Gordon Burn Murdoch died

People · Edinburgh

Scottish painter, travel writer and explorer (1862-1939)

Robert Edwin Bush died

People · Stoke Bishop

English-Australian politician and cricketer (1855–1939)

Makar Kaścievič died

People · Białystok

Belarusian writer (1891–1939)

Margaret Haley died

People · Chicago

American educator and labor activist

Josephine Leavell Allensworth died

People · Los Angeles

American musician, music teacher, and activist

Lloyd L. Gaines died

People · Water Valley

American activist

Amy Bulley died

People · Bushey

English promoter of women's education and women's trade unionism

Jacobine Rye died

People · Oslo

Norwegian teacher and defense activist

Motoyuki Negoro died

People · Tokyo

Japanese journalist and strike leader

Ma Rainey died

People · Columbus

American blues singer (1886–1939)

Lois Weber died

People · Hollywood

American actor/film director (1879-1939)

Ottó Bláthy died

People · Budapest

Hungarian mechanical engineer (1860–1939)

Frank Watson Dyson died

People · Cape Town

English astronomer and Astronomer Royal (1868–1939)

Max Skladanowsky died

People · Berlin

German inventor and early filmmaker (1863–1939)

Stanisław Leśniewski died

People · Warsaw

Polish mathematician and philosopher (1886-1939)

Arthur E. Kennelly died

People · Boston

American electrical engineer (1861–1939)

Kolë Idromeno died

People · Shkodër

Albanian painter, sculptor, photographer, architect and engineer (1860-1939)

Andrew Claude de la Cherois Crommelin died

People · London

Irish/British astronomer (1865–1939)

Alberto Palacio died

People · Getxo

Spanish architect and bridge engineer (1856–1939)

Dmitry Grave died

People · Kyiv

Russian mathematician (1863–1939)

Walter Gordon died

People · Stockholm

German physicist (1893-1939)

Charles M. Schwab died

People · New York City

American steel magnate (1862–1939)

Otto Berg died

People · Berlin

Discoverer of rhenium

Carl Joseph Schröter died

People · Zurich

Swiss botanist (1855-1939)

Gheorghe Țițeica died

People · Bucharest

Romanian mathematician (1873-1939)

Karl von Auwers died

People · Marburg

German chemist (1863-1939)

William Jackson Pope died

People · Cambridge

British chemist (1870-1939)

Alexander Lukomsky died

People · Paris

Russian general (1868-1939)

Ralph Allen Sampson died

People · Bath

Irish-British astronomer (1866-1939)

Matthew Nathan died

People · West Coker

British colonial administrator (1862–1939)

Paul Epstein died

People · Dornbusch

German mathematician (1871–1939)

David Peck Todd died

People · Lynchburg

American astronomer (1855–1939)

Giulio Gavotti died

People · Rome

Italian Air Force officer (1882–1939)

Agnes Giberne died

People · Eastbourne

British astronomer, author (1845–1939)

Wilhelm Normann died

People · Chemnitz

German chemist (1870–1939)

János Csonka died

People · Budapest

Hungarian engineer (1852-1939)

Felix Riesenberg died

People · Scarsdale

American historian

Buell Quain died

People

American ethnologist

Robert Hottot died

People · Paris

French explorer (1884–1939)

Emily Georgiana Kemp died

People · Rochdale

British adventurer, artist and writer

Edwin Greenslade Murphy died

People · Australia

Poet, journalist from Western Australia

Henry Edward Manning Douglas died

People · Droitwich Spa

British soldier, explorer and recipient of the Victoria Cross (1875-1939)

Frank Wittenoom died

People · Perth

Australian explorer

Rogers Birnie died

People · Washington, D.C.

Explorer and army officer who explored death valley

Carl Laemmle died

People · Beverly Hills

German-American film producer (1867–1939)

Ford Sterling died

People · Los Angeles

American comedian (1883–1939)

Owen Moore died

People · Beverly Hills

Irish-born actor in American films (1886-1939)

Oscar Milosz died

People · Fontainebleau

French-Lithuanian poet and representative of Lithuania at the League of Nations (1877-1939)

Ivan Mozzhukhin died

People · Neuilly-sur-Seine

Russian-born actor

Alvah Meyer died

People · Tucson

Athletics competitor (1888–1939)

James Parrott died

People · Los Angeles

American actor and director (1897–1939)

Ali Khamenei born

People · Mashhad

Born in Mashhad. Cleric and former Supreme Leader of Iran from 1989 to 2026 (1939–2026).

Margaret Atwood born

People · Ottawa

Born in Ottawa. Canadian poet, novelist, literary critic, essayist, teacher, environmental activist, pépiniériste and inventor (born 1939).

Seamus Heaney born

People · Castledawson

Born in Castledawson. Irish poet, playwright, translator, lecturer (1939–2013).

Romano Prodi born

People · Scandiano

Born in Scandiano. Italian politician and economist (born 1939).

Francis Ford Coppola born

People · Detroit

Born in Detroit. American filmmaker (born 1939).

Gro Harlem Brundtland born

People · Bærum Municipality

Born in Bærum Municipality. 29th Prime Minister of Norway.

John Howard born

People · Earlwood

Born in Earlwood. Prime Minister of Australia from 1996 to 2007.

Germaine Greer born

People · Melbourne

Born in Melbourne. Australian writer and public intellectual (born 1939).

Zviad Gamsakhurdia born

People · Tbilisi

Born in Tbilisi. 1st President of Georgia (1991–92).

John Cleese born

People · Weston-super-Mare

Born in Weston-super-Mare. English comedian and actor (born 1939).

Reuven Rivlin born

People · Jerusalem

Born in Jerusalem. 10th President of Israel (2014–2021).

Aníbal Cavaco Silva born

People · Boliqueime

Born in Boliqueime. Portuguese politician (born 1939).

Harvey Keitel born

People · Brooklyn

Born in Brooklyn. American actor.

Wes Craven born

People · Cleveland

Born in Cleveland. American filmmaker (1939–2015).

Amos Oz born

People · Jerusalem

Born in Jerusalem. Israeli writer, novelist, journalist and intellectual (1939–2018).

Laurent-Désiré Kabila born

People · Likasi

Born in Likasi. Former President of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1939-2001).

Lily Tomlin born

People · Detroit

Born in Detroit. American actress, comedian and writer.

Brian Mulroney born

People · Baie-Comeau

Born in Baie-Comeau. Prime Minister of Canada from 1984 to 1993.

Joaquim Chissano born

People · Gaza Province

Born in Gaza Province. 2nd President of Mozambique.

Abdullah Ahmad Badawi born

People · Bayan Lepas

Born in Bayan Lepas. Prime Minister of Malaysia from 2003 to 2009.

João Bernardo Vieira born

People · Bissau

Born in Bissau. President of Guinea-Bissau (1939-2009).

Festus Mogae born

People · Serowe

Born in Serowe. President of Botswana from 1998 to 2008.

Ray Manzarek born

People · Chicago

Born in Chicago. American keyboardist (1939–2013).

Stanislav Petrov born

People · Vladivostok

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).

Ruud Lubbers born

People · Rotterdam

Born in Rotterdam. Prime Minister of the Netherlands from 1982 to 1994.

Jorge Sampaio born

People · Lisbon

Born in Lisbon. President of Portugal from 1996 to 2006.

Tzvetan Todorov born

People · Sofia

Born in Sofia. Bulgarian historian, philosopher, structuralist literary critic, sociologist and essayist (1939-2017).

Fritjof Capra born

People · Vienna

Born in Vienna. American physicist (1939-).

Carlo Ginzburg born

People · Turin

Born in Turin. Italian historian (1939–2026).

Breyten Breytenbach born

People · Robertson

Born in Robertson. South African writer and painter (1939–2024).

Norman Davies born

People · Bolton

Born in Bolton. British historian.

Dick Scobee born

People · Cle Elum

Born in Cle Elum. American astronaut.

Manuel Vázquez Montalbán born

People · Barcelona

Born in Barcelona. Spanish writer (1939-2003).

José Emilio Pacheco born

People · Mexico City

Born in Mexico City. Mexican writer (1939-2014).

Lili Ivanova born

People · Kubrat

Born in Kubrat. Musical artist.

Valeri Rozhdestvenski born

People · Saint Petersburg

Born in Saint Petersburg. Soviet cosmonaut (1939–2011).

Samad Behrangi born

People · Tabriz

Born in Tabriz. Iranian writer and social critic (1939–1967).

Giulio Angioni born

People · Guasila

Born in Guasila. Italian anthropologist and writer (1939–2017).

Brigitte Fontaine born

People · Morlaix

Born in Morlaix. French poet and artist.

Alexandros Panagoulis born

People · Glyfada

Born in Glyfada. Greek politician and poet (1939-1976).

Marie-Claire Blais born

People · Quebec City

Born in Quebec City. Playwright working in Quebec (1939–2021).

Charles Jencks born

People · Baltimore

Born in Baltimore. American architecture theorist, critic and landscape architect (1939–2019).

Tom Harkin born

People · Warren County

Born in Warren County. American politician (born 1939).

Valeriy Shevchuk born

People · Zhytomyr

Born in Zhytomyr. Ukrainian writer (1939-2025).

Richard Posner born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. United States federal judge.

Jean-Pierre Chevènement born

People · Belfort

Born in Belfort. French politician (born 1939).

Donald Adamson born

People · Culcheth

Born in Culcheth. British writer and translator (1939–2024).

Joseph Raz born

People · Palestine

Born in Palestine. Israeli philosopher (1939–2022).

Stanisław Wielgus born

People · Wierzchowiska Drugie

Born in Wierzchowiska Drugie. Bishop of Płock, Archbishop of Warsaw, Polish Communist Secret Police informer.

Sultan bin Mohamed Al-Qasimi born

People · Sharjah

Born in Sharjah. Member of the Supreme Council of the United Arab Emirates.

John M. Fabian born

People · Baytown

Born in Baytown. American pilot and astronaut.

R. C. Sproul born

People · Pittsburgh

Born in Pittsburgh. American theologian and pastor (1939–2017).

S. David Griggs born

People · Portland

Born in Portland. United States admiral (1939-1989).

Martin Feldstein born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American economist (1939–2019).

Carlos Monsiváis born

People · Mexico City

Born in Mexico City. Mexican writer (1939–2010).

Robert Darnton born

People · New York City

Born in New York City. American historian.

Mohammad-Reza Shafiei Kadkani born

People · Kadkan

Born in Kadkan. Iranian poet, literary critic, editor and translator (born 1939).

Khin Nyunt born

People · Kyauktan Township

Born in Kyauktan Township. Burmese army general, Chief of Intelligence, and Prime Minister of Myanmar from 2003 to 2004.

Karel Schoeman born

People · Trompsburg

Born in Trompsburg. South African writer (1939–2017).

Angelo Rinaldi born

People · Bastia

Born in Bastia. French writer (1939–2025).

Gariba II born

People · Yendi

Born in Yendi. Traditional ruler of the Kingdom of Dagbon in Ghana.

Michel Roussin born

People · Rabat

Born in Rabat. French politician.

Jibrell Ali Salad born

People · Las Khorey

Born in Las Khorey. Somaliland politician.

National Center for Scientific Research

Science & Technology

French research organisation

Hadassah Medical Center

Science & Technology

Hospital in Israel

Osh State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Osh, Kyrgyzstan

Australian Astronomical Observatory

Science & Technology · North Ryde

Optical/near-infrared astronomy observatory with its headquarters in North Ryde in suburban Sydney, Australia

Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda

Science & Technology

Hospital in Italy

Lomnický Štít Observatory

Science & Technology

Observatory in Slovakia

McNeese State University

Science & Technology

Public university in Lake Charles, Louisiana, United States

Institute for Study of the Jewish Question

Science & Technology

Nazi Institute

Royal Botanical Gardens

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Burlington and Hamilton, Ontario

Tajik State Medical University

Science & Technology · Dushanbe

Public university in Tajikistan

Leibniz Institute for Solar Physics (KIS)

Science & Technology

Research institute of solar physics in Freiburg, Germany

Noborito Research Institute

Science & Technology

Military development laboratory run by the Imperial Japanese Army

Kamin Science Center

Science & Technology · Chateau

Science and technology museum in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Donbas State Pedagogical University

Science & Technology · Sloviansk

Education organization in Sloviansk, Ukraine

Kyrgyz State Medical Academy

Science & Technology · Bishkek

Medical university

Hospital of Lithuanian University of Health Sciences Kaunas Clinics

Science & Technology

Hospital in Lithuania

Daido University

Science & Technology

University in Japan

Andijan State University

Science & Technology

University in Andijan, Uzbekistan

David Taylor Model Basin

Science & Technology · Naval Surface Warfare Center Carderock Division

Ship model basin located at the U.S. Naval Surface Warfare Center, Carderock Division

Fort Valley State University

Science & Technology

Public, historically-black university in Georgia, U.S.

William Jessup University

Science & Technology

American religious university

Kyoto Koka Women's University

Science & Technology

A private college in Kyoto, Japan

Yelets State University

Science & Technology

Education organization in Yelets, Russia

Lviv State University of Internal Affairs

Science & Technology

Education organization in Lviv, Ukraine

Pyatigorsk State University

Science & Technology · Pyatigorsk

Hiroshima Red Cross Hospital & Atomic Bomb Survivors Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Japan

Berry Botanic Garden

Science & Technology

Botanical garden in Portland, Oregon, U.S

Sarasota Jungle Gardens

Science & Technology

Zoo in Sarasota, Florida

Zheskazgan Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Arlington Baptist College

Science & Technology

University in Arlington, Texas

Bismarck State College

Science & Technology

A polytechnic institution in Bismarck, North Dakota

Hijiyama University

Science & Technology

Higher education institution in Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan

Mukogawa Women's University

Science & Technology

Japanese private women's university

Petroleum University of Technology

Science & Technology

Iranian university

Luton and Dunstable University Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Bedfordshire, England

Nigeria Institute for Oil Palm Research

Science & Technology · Benin City

Nigeria research institute

Utah Valley Hospital

Science & Technology

Hospital in Provo, Utah, United States

Institute of Ferrous Metallurgy

Science & Technology

Facility in Dnipro, Ukraine

Hospital Domingo Funes

Science & Technology

Hospital in Córdoba, Argentina

National Institute of Neoplastic Diseases

Science & Technology

Hospital in Peru

The Netherlands Institute for the Near East

Science & Technology

Research institute in Leiden

Key West Tropical Forest & Botanical Garden

Science & Technology

Arboretum and botanical garden in Key West, Florida

NASU Institute of Electrodynamics

Science & Technology

Research institute in Kiev

Elektrownia Stalowa Wola

Science & Technology

Egerton University

Science & Technology

Public university in Kenya

Ambo University

Science & Technology

University in Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Nagoya University

Science & Technology

National university of Japan

Hanyang University

Science & Technology

Private research university in South Korea

Universidad Nacional de Cuyo

Science & Technology

University in Argentina

Shukshin Altai State Humanities Pedagogical University

Science & Technology

University

Baku Higher Combined Arms Command School

Science & Technology · Grozny

Middle East University

Science & Technology

Non-profit, institution of higher learning in Beirut, Lebanon

Ehime Women's College

Science & Technology

Private women's junior college

Hankyong National University

Science & Technology

National University in South Korea

Egyptian Air College

Science & Technology

College of the Egyptian Military Academy

Red Army Military Law Academy

Science & Technology

Soviet military academy

Hokusho College

Science & Technology

Education organization in Ebetsu, Japan

Seibi Gakuen College

Science & Technology

Khakassian State University named after N.F. Katanov

Science & Technology

Education organization in Abakan, Russia

Gachon University

Science & Technology

South Korean university

Libera Università Maria SS. Assunta

Science & Technology · Palermo

Private Roman Catholic university in Rome, Italy

Sookmyung Women's University

Science & Technology

South Korean university

University of Mendoza

Science & Technology

Private university in Argentina

Lion man of the Hohlenstein Stadel

Exploration & Discovery · Germany

Prehistoric ivory sculpture discovered in the Hohlenstein-Stadel, a cave in Germany

Sutton Hoo helmet

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

Decorated Anglo-Saxon helmet

mask of Warka

Exploration & Discovery · National Museum of Iraq

Mask possibly depicting Inanna

Monument to Stamen Panchev

Exploration & Discovery

Monument in Botevgrad, Bulgaria

Statue of Idrimi

Exploration & Discovery · British Museum

Ancient Middle Eastern sculpture

golden bust of Marcus Aurelius

Exploration & Discovery · Avenches

Roman sculpture found in Avenches, Switzerland

Relief of Hanyeri

Exploration & Discovery

Rock relief dated to the Hittite Imperial Age and located within the borders of Adana Province today

Dolmen de Castellruf

Exploration & Discovery · Serralada de Marina Park

Dolmen in Martorelles, Catalonia

China Expeditionary Army

Exploration & Discovery · Nanjing

Military unit

Pennsbury Manor

Exploration & Discovery

building and archaeological site in Pennsylvania, United States

1939 American Karakoram expedition to K2

Exploration & Discovery

Failed attempt to climb second-highest mountain

1939 conclave

Religion & Belief Systems · Sistine Chapel

Conclave

Benghazi Cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral

St. Michael's Church

Religion & Belief Systems · Črna Vas

Church building in Ljubljana City Municipality, Slovenia

Catedral Basílica Metropolitana Nuestra Señora del Rosario (Manizales)

Religion & Belief Systems

National monument of Colombia

Cytron Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Former Synagogue in Białystok, Poland

Synagogue Montmartre

Religion & Belief Systems

Synagogue located in Paris, in France

St. Joseph's Cathedral, Ituiutaba

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Ituiutaba, Brazil

Sainte-Odile de Bondoukou cathedral

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Ivory Coast

Westminster Abbey

Religion & Belief Systems

Community of Benedictine monks in Mission, British Columbia

Dhirdham Temple

Religion & Belief Systems

Temple in Darjeeling

Kfar Saba Central Synagogue

Religion & Belief Systems

Madonna di San Marco

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Bedonia, Italy

Santa Maria Assunta Sanctuary

Religion & Belief Systems

Sanctuary in Magenta, Italy

Nostra Signora della Guardia

Religion & Belief Systems

Evangelic church in Włochy

Religion & Belief Systems

Ss. Pietro e Paolo a Via Ostiense

Religion & Belief Systems · Eur

Church in the EUR district of Rome

Cathedral of Christ the King

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in Georgia, United States

Cathedral of Saint Patrick

Religion & Belief Systems

Church in North Carolina, United States

Sts. Peter and Paul Cathedral, Basankusu

Religion & Belief Systems · Basankusu

Church in Basankusu, Democratic Republic of the Congo

Fuyo Jingū

Religion & Belief Systems

Unfinished Shintō shrine in Korea

First Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic church in Flagstaff, Arizona, United States

Saint-Joseph Cathedral in Lubango

Religion & Belief Systems

Building in Africa

Reformed Church Zollikofen

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Zollikofen, Switzerland

Cathedral of the Conception of Our Lady

Religion & Belief Systems

Cathedral in Huambo, Angola

Christuskoepel

Religion & Belief Systems

Artwork in public space by A.J. Kropholler in Arnhem, the Netherlands

Sortavala Lutheran Cemetery Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Cemetery chapel in Sortavala

Wat Than Thahan

Religion & Belief Systems

Buddhist temple in Nakhon Sawan province, Thailand

Thompson Mortuary Chapel

Religion & Belief Systems

Historic building in Gooding, Idaho, designed by Tourtellotte & Hummel

New Birth Missionary Baptist Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in Georgia, United States

First Baptist Church, East Thomas

Religion & Belief Systems

church building in Alabama, United States of America

Calvary Church

Religion & Belief Systems

church in North Carolina, United States

Sint-Lambertuskerk

Religion & Belief Systems · Hechtel

Church in Hechtel, Belgium

Divine Providence Church in Warsaw

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Warsaw, Poland

St. Mauritius

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Lenk im Simmental, Switzerland

Catholic Church St. Stefan

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building on Alleestrasse in Amriswil in the canton of Thurgau, Switzerland

Saint Michael Archangel church in Wielopole

Religion & Belief Systems

Church building in Wielopole (Zagórz), Poland

Hewlett-Packard

Economy & Trade · Palo Alto

American information technology company

Northrop

Economy & Trade · Hawthorne

1939–1994 aerospace manufacturer in the United States

1939 New York World's Fair

Economy & Trade · Flushing Meadows–Corona Park

Fair held at Flushing Meadows–Corona Park in Queens, New York

Archie Comics

Economy & Trade · Pelham

American comic book publisher

Peterbilt

Economy & Trade · Denton

American manufacturer of medium- and heavy-duty trucks

Broadcast Music, Inc.

Economy & Trade · Manhattan

Performing rights organization in the United States

Airfix

Economy & Trade · United Kingdom

Scale model kits manufacturer

Taurus

Economy & Trade · Porto Alegre

Company

Facel Vega

Economy & Trade · Paris

French automotive brand

Sevmash

Economy & Trade · Severodvinsk

Shipbuilding company in Severodvinsk, Russia

JASRAC

Economy & Trade · Shibuya

Japanese rights society

Dollar General

Economy & Trade · Goodlettsville

Discount variety store chain in the USA

Sara Lee Corporation

Economy & Trade · Downers Grove

American consumer-goods company

Choice Hotels

Economy & Trade · Silver Spring

American hotel chain

Timely Comics

Economy & Trade · Manhattan

American publisher (1939-1950)

Tata Hispano

Economy & Trade · Zaragoza

Defunct bus and coach manufacturer in Spain

Tata Chemicals

Economy & Trade · Mumbai

Indian company

Albertsons

Economy & Trade · Boise

American grocery chain

Deutsche Ausrüstungswerke

Economy & Trade · Berlin

Nazi German defense contractor owned and operated by the Schutzstaffel and staffed by concentration camp prisoners

Schweizer Aircraft Corporation

Economy & Trade · Horseheads

1939-2012 aircraft manufacturer in the United States

Resonac Holdings Corporation

Economy & Trade · Minato

Japanese company formerly known as Shōwa Denkō

Gerber Legendary Blades

Economy & Trade · Tigard

Maker of consumer knives, multi tools and other tools headquartered in Tigard, Oregon

Bank of Ceylon

Economy & Trade · Colombo

Government-owned Sri Lanka commercial bank

Sigma Alimentos

Economy & Trade · Monterrey

Mexican food processing company

Erzincan earthquake of 1939

Disasters & Pandemics · Erzincan Province

7.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Erzincan in eastern Turkey on December 27, 1939

1939 Chillán earthquake

Disasters & Pandemics

January 1939 earthquake in Chile

Porajmos

Disasters & Pandemics · Nazi Germany

Mass murder against Roma people in Europe

Operation Tannenberg

Disasters & Pandemics · General Government

Nazi extermination operation directed at Poles in early World War II

Intelligenzaktion

Disasters & Pandemics · Poland

Secret mass murder conducted by Nazi Germany against the Polish intelligentsia early in the Second World War

Palmiry massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Palmiry

A series of mass executions carried out by Nazi German forces, during the Second World War, near the village of Palmiry, northwest of Warsaw.

massacres in Piaśnica

Disasters & Pandemics · Wielka Piaśnica

Massacres perpetrated by Nazi Germany

Massacre in Ciepielów

Disasters & Pandemics · Ciepielów

Mass murder of Polish prisoners of war by German Wehrmacht soldiers on September 9, 1939

Wawer massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Wawer

Execution against Poles by German Nazis (1939)

Częstochowa massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Częstochowa

Massacre of Polish and Jewish civilians by the Wehrmacht in 1939

Tarnów rail station bomb attack

Disasters & Pandemics · Tarnów

Bombing of railway station in Poland

Assassination of Armand Călinescu

Disasters & Pandemics

1939 murder of Prime Minister of Romania

Barbarka massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Toruń

A series of mass executions carried out by the German occupiers in the fall of 1939 in the Barbarka forest near Toruń

Intelligenzaktion Pommern

Disasters & Pandemics · Pomerania

1939–1940 massacres in Pomerania committed by Nazi Germany

Katowice massacre

Disasters & Pandemics

Zambrów massacre

Disasters & Pandemics

Crime of the German occupiers

Massacre in the Szpęgawski Forest

Disasters & Pandemics

A series of mass executions carried out by the German occupiers in the Szpęgawski Forest near Starogard Gdański. It is estimated that between September 1939 and January 1940

Majdan Wielki massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Majdan Wielki

Massacre of Polish POWs during the German invasion of Poland in September 1939.

Rudzki Most massacre

Disasters & Pandemics · Rudzki Most

Series of mass executions of citizens of the Second Republic of Poland by the German occupiers between October 24 and November 11, 1939

Krasnosielc massacre

Disasters & Pandemics

Nazi massacre during the September campaign

Końskie Massacre (1939)

Disasters & Pandemics

War crime committed in September 1939 by Wehrmacht soldiers against Jews

Cartagena Uprising

Social Movements & Revolutions · Cartagena

1939 unsuccessful uprising against the Republican government of Juan Negrín in Cartagena, Spain

Alexandria Library sit-in

Social Movements & Revolutions

1939 anti-segregation protest in Virginia, United States

Stade du Pays de Charleroi

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium

Hallenstadion

Architecture & Engineering · Oerlikon

Multipurpose hall in Oerlikon in the city of Zurich, Switzerland

Stade Charléty

Architecture & Engineering · 13th arrondissement of Paris

Sports complex and stadium in Paris

Cicero Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Asmara

Multipurpose stadium in Asmara, Eritrea, built in 1938 during the Italian occupation by the Italian businessman Francesco Cicero

Nea Smyrni Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Nea Smyrni

Stadium

Lintula Holy Trinity Convent

Architecture & Engineering · Palokki

Convent in Heinävesi, Finland

Our Lady of Sorrows Church, Poprad

Architecture & Engineering

Cathedral

Olomouc Orthodox Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Olomouc District of Olomouc region

Stadionul Giulești-Valentin Stănescu

Architecture & Engineering · Bucharest

Former football stadium

Jordan–Hare Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Auburn

Stadium in Alabama

Sourp Kevork

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Limassol, Cyprus

Kostas Davourlis Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Agyia

Soccer stadium in Patras, Greece

Røa Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Oslo, Norway

Basilica of Saints Cyril and Methodius

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Pennsylvania, United States

Måøy Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Chapel in Mausund, Norway

Gibostad Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Lenvik, Norway

Kapp Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Østre Toten, Innlandet, Norway

Raufoss Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Vestre Toten, Innlandet, Norway

Bukit Serene Palace

Architecture & Engineering

Palace in Johor Bahru, Johor, Malaysia

Værøy Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Værøy, Norway

St. Marcus Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bergen, Norway

Dombås Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Dovre, Innlandet, Norway

Saint-Jean-Berchmans Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Quebec, Canada

Töölö Rowing Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Taka-Töölö

Rowing stadium in Helsinki, Finland

Fiskebäck Chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Church of Sweden chapel in Fiskebäck, Sweden

Saint Bartholomew

Architecture & Engineering

Religious building in Brugherio

Stade Charles-Mathon

Architecture & Engineering · Oyonnax

Sports stadium in Oyonnax, France

Diósgyőri Stadion

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue in Miskolc, Hungary

Santa Maria Causa Nostrae Laetitiae

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Rome, Italy

Farrington Field

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Fort Worth, Texas

Waldo Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan, United States

Saint Peter and Paul Church

Architecture & Engineering · Borsano

Parish church building in Borsano, Busto Arsizio

St John's Church, West Bay

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Bridport, West Dorset, England, UK

Diezebrug

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Netherlands

St. Andrew's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Catholic church in Manhattan

Stade Henri Desgrange

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in La Roche-sur-Yon, France

Mt. Zion Church of God in Christ

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Windsor, Ontario, Canada

Hounsom Memorial Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Brighton and Hove, United Kingdom

Estes Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Multi-purpose stadium in Conway, Arkansas

First Church of Christ, Scientist

Architecture & Engineering

Church building in Mt. Lebanon, United States of America

Muzzy Field

Architecture & Engineering

Stadium in Bristol, Connecticut, U.S.

Paul Brown Tiger Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

High school football stadium in Massillon, Ohio

Kinsley Greyhound Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Kinsley

Greyhound racing stadium in England

St Martin's Church

Architecture & Engineering · Parkfields

Church in Wolverhampton, England

St. John's Episcopal Church

Architecture & Engineering

Historic church in Abilene, Kansas, USA

SS Peter and Paul's Church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in County Westmeath, Ireland

St Anne's Church, Cefn Hengoed

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Caerphilly County Borough, United Kingdom

Stadionul Electromagnetica

Architecture & Engineering · Bucharest

Multi-purpose stadium in Bucharest, Romania

Armadale Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Armadale

Race track in Scotland

King Street Overhead Bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in United States of America

P.C. Cobb Stadium

Architecture & Engineering · Dallas

Outdoor athletic stadium in Dallas, Texas

Vidovdan Heroes chapel

Architecture & Engineering

Orthodox chapel in Sarajevo

Tarass Shevtchenko Tomb

Architecture & Engineering

Gaoshi Shrine

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Pingtung County, Taiwan

Koshikawa bridge

Architecture & Engineering

Bridge in Japan

National War Memorial

Architecture & Engineering · Confederation Square

Canadian national war memorial in Ottawa

San Jacinto Monument

Architecture & Engineering

Masonry column in Harris County, Texas, U.S

Monument to Sergey Kirov

Architecture & Engineering

Monument

Taras Shevchenko Monument, Kyiv

Architecture & Engineering

Monument

Vityaz

Architecture & Engineering

Motor ship built in 1939

Watertower Oranjestad

Architecture & Engineering

Cultural heritage site in Aruba

Bagheera Fountain

Architecture & Engineering · Back Bay

Fountain and sculpture in Boston, Massachusetts, U.S.

Fountain with owl

Architecture & Engineering

Saint Wenceslas and Saint Ludmila church

Architecture & Engineering

Church in Třebíč District of Vysočina region

Matsue Gokoku Shrine

Architecture & Engineering

Shinto shrine in Shimane Prefecture, Japan

Shahid Shiroudi Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Sports venue

Spartakovets Stadium

Architecture & Engineering

Football stadium located in Moscow, Russia

Lear Theatre

Architecture & Engineering

theater and former church in Reno, Nevada, United States

First Colored Baptist Church

Architecture & Engineering

church building in Tennessee, United States of America

First United Methodist Church

Architecture & Engineering

historic building in Fairview, Oklahoma, United States

Syrenka Monument in Powiśle

Architecture & Engineering · Wybrzeże Kościuszkowskie Street

Monument in Śródmieście, Poland

Chapel of the Most Blessed Sacrament

Architecture & Engineering · St. La Salle Hall

Chapel inside the De La Salle University in Manila, Philippines

Monjardim Manor House

Architecture & Engineering

Listed good in Vitória, Espírito Santo, Brazil

Yekaterinburg History Museum

Architecture & Engineering · Yekaterinburg

History museum in Russia

Red House Novogireevo

Architecture & Engineering · Novogireevskaya street

Northwestern Brazil Central Station

Architecture & Engineering

Historical building listed by the CODEPAC-Bauru in the Brazilian city of Bauru, São Paulo

Church of St. Joseph

Architecture & Engineering · La Roue - Het Rad

Church in Anderlecht, Brussels, Belgium

National Theater of Albania

Sports & Entertainment

Venue

Navoi Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Opera house in Tashkent, Uzbekistan

7th Venice International Film Festival

Sports & Entertainment · Venice

1939 film festival edition

Gauliga Elsaß

Sports & Entertainment · Alsace

Football league

Buryat Academic Opera and Ballet Theater

Sports & Entertainment

Opera house in Ulan-Ude, Russia

Krasnodar Philharmonic

Sports & Entertainment

Concert hall and philharmonic soviety in Krasnodar, Russia

Wadsworth Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Los Angeles, California, USA

Baikal Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Bouriatia national song and dance state theatre in Ulan-Ude, Russia

Speelpark Klein Zwitserland

Sports & Entertainment · Tegelen

Playground in Tegelen, the Netherlands

Zabaykalskiy Krayevoy Dramaticheskiy Teatr

Sports & Entertainment

Drama theatre in Chita, Russia

Municipal Drama Theatre Biysk

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Biysk, Russia

Musical-Dramatic Theatre Yuriy Drohobych

Sports & Entertainment · Drohobych

Theatre in Drohobych, Ukraine

Babbacombe Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Babbacombe, Torquay, England

Hull New Theatre

Sports & Entertainment

Theatre in Kingston upon Hull, England

Academic Regional Puppet Theatre of Luhansk

Sports & Entertainment

Puppet theatre in Luhansk, Ukraine

1939 World Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Prague

Figure skating competition

1939 European Figure Skating Championships

Sports & Entertainment · Davos

Figure skating competition

1939 World Snooker Championship

Sports & Entertainment · London

Snooker tournament

1939 Copa del Generalísimo Final

Sports & Entertainment · Lluís Companys Olympic Stadium

Football match

West Indian cricket team in England in 1939

Sports & Entertainment · England

International cricket tour

Second Spanish Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Barcelona

Second Spanish Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Barcelona.

Second Polish Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Warsaw

Second Polish Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Warsaw.

Free City of Danzig dissolved

Empires & Countries · Gdańsk

Free City of Danzig ceased to exist, having been centered at Gdańsk.

Slovak Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Bratislava

Slovak Republic was founded, with its capital at Bratislava.

Francoist Spain founded

Empires & Countries · Madrid

Francoist Spain was founded, with its capital at Madrid.

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia founded

Empires & Countries · Prague

Protectorate of Bohemia and Moravia was founded, with its capital at Prague.

Finnish Democratic Republic founded

Empires & Countries · Zelenogorsk

Finnish Democratic Republic was founded, with its capital at Zelenogorsk.

Italian protectorate of Albania founded

Empires & Countries · Tirana

Italian protectorate of Albania was founded, with its capital at Tirana.

Second Czechoslovak Republic dissolved

Empires & Countries · Prague

Second Czechoslovak Republic ceased to exist, having been centered at Prague.

Mengjiang founded

Empires & Countries · Zhangjiakou

Mengjiang was founded, with its capital at Zhangjiakou.

Hatay State dissolved

Empires & Countries · Antakya

Hatay State ceased to exist, having been centered at Antakya.

Albanian Kingdom dissolved

Empires & Countries · Tirana

Albanian Kingdom ceased to exist, having been centered at Tirana.

Carpatho-Ukraine founded

Empires & Countries · Khust

Carpatho-Ukraine was founded, with its capital at Khust.

Carpatho-Ukraine dissolved

Empires & Countries · Khust

Carpatho-Ukraine ceased to exist, having been centered at Khust.

Siam dissolved

Empires & Countries · Bangkok

Siam ceased to exist, having been centered at Bangkok.

South Chahar Autonomous Government dissolved

Empires & Countries · Zhangjiakou

South Chahar Autonomous Government ceased to exist, having been centered at Zhangjiakou.

Mongol United Autonomous Government dissolved

Empires & Countries · Hohhot

Mongol United Autonomous Government ceased to exist, having been centered at Hohhot.

General Government founded

Empires & Countries · Łódź

General Government was founded, with its capital at Łódź.

Bamberg Rural District founded

Empires & Countries

Bamberg Rural District was founded.

Blahodatne founded

Empires & Countries

Blahodatne was founded.