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1939 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar, the 1939th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 939th year of the 2nd millennium, the 39th year of the 20th century, and the 10th and last year of the 1930s decade.
November 4 – World War II: U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Neutrality Act of 1939 into law. [8] The arms embargo previously put into place by the Neutrality Act of 1937 is lifted and put any trade with nations engaged in war under cash-and-carry grounds. [10]
This is a timeline of events of World War II in 1939 from the start of the war on 1 September 1939. For events preceding September 1, 1939, see the timeline of events preceding World War II. Germany's invasion of Poland on 1 September 1939 brought many countries into the war. This event, and the declaration of war by France and Britain two days ...
Sparked by the 1939 Nazi invasion of Poland, the war dragged on for six bloody years until the Allies defeated the Axis powers of Nazi Germany, Japan and Italy in 1945. The principal belligerents were the Axis powers—Germany, Italy, and Japan—and the Allies—China, Great Britain, the United States, the Soviet Union, and France.
The 1939 Nobel Prizes were awarded in Stockholm. The recipients were Ernest Lawrence of the United States for Physics, Adolf Butenandt (Germany) and Leopold Ružička (Switzerland) for Chemistry, Gerhard Domagk (Germany) for Physiology or Medicine and Frans Eemil Sillanpää of Finland for Literature. The Peace Prize was not awarded. [13]
The 1939 Liechtenstein putsch takes place; approximately 40 members of the VBDL starting from Nendeln march towards Vaduz with the intention of overthrowing the government and provoking Liechtenstein's annexation into Germany. [35] Romania signed an agreement with Germany for the development of Romanian oil, timber and mineral resources. [36]
The following events occurred in November 1939: November 1, 1939 (Wednesday) ...
Holocene calendar: 9973: Iranian calendar: 649 BP – 648 BP: Islamic calendar: 669 BH – 668 BH: Javanese calendar: N/A: Julian calendar: 28 BC XXVIII BC: Korean calendar: 2306: Minguo calendar: 1939 before ROC 民前1939年: Nanakshahi calendar: −1495: Seleucid era: 284/285 AG: Thai solar calendar: 515–516: Tibetan calendar: 阳水龙年 ...