Famous Births
- Jan. 03: Bobby Hull - Chicago Blackhawks
- Apr. 07: Francis Ford Coppola - Director
- Apr. 07: David Frost - Journalist
- May 12: Harvey Keitel - Taxi Driver
- May 25: Ian McKellen - Lord of the Rings
- Dec. 02: Harry Reid - Senator D - NV
- Dec. 20: Kathryn Joosten - Desperate Housewives
Famous Deaths
- Jan. 05: Amelia Earhart - Missing Aviator declared dead
Top Grossing Films
12th Academy Awards
- Presented on: February 29, 1940
- Best Picture: Gone With the Wind
- Best Actor: Robert Donat in Goodbye Mr. Chips
- Best Actress: Vivien Leigh in Gone With the Wind
- Best Director: Victor Fleming for Gone With the Wind Rope of Silicon: Oscar Award Winners list
Championship Teams
Top Athletes
Nobel Laureates
1939 Timeline
March 1939
- March 15: World War II: Germany invades Czechoslovakia successfully and begin occupation.
- March 28: The Spanish Civil War ends.
April 30 1939
May 1939
- May 2: Lou Gehrig ironman streak of 2,130 consecutive games comes to an end.
September 4 1939
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September 4: British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain declares war on Germany after they fail to withdraw troops from Poland
September 1939
- September 10: Canada declared war on Germany during World War II
- September 27: After weeks of resistance Warsaw, Poland finally falls to the invading Nazi and Soviet Union troops. During these early stages of WWII
- September 28: After capturing Warsaw, Nazi Germany and the Soviet Union agree to a plan to partition Poland.
August 1939
- August 26: The First ever Major League Baseball match was televised from Ebbets Field in Brooklyn, New York. The game featured the Cincinnati Reds and the Brooklyn Dodgers
October 1939
- October 19: A film about fighting political corruption, Mr. Smith Goes to Washington starring Jimmy Stewart debuts in the United States.
December 1939
- December 15: The movie Gone with the Wind starring Vivien Leigh and Clark Gable, debuted in Atlanta, Georgia.
Who wrote "The Grapes of Wrath"?(1 Answer)
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John Steinbeck wrote the Grapes of Wrath in 1939.
how rare is the issued 1939 stanley cup Bruins collage?
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What is one photo that defines the year 1939?(10 Answers)
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Probably this one: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Zniszczenia1939_0.jpg http://www.flickr.com/photos/33749589@N07/4161598368/ Here's the link to the main article: http ...
