1939 Calendar
A year scroll with Latin text from “The Extremes of Good and Evil” by Cicero, written in 45 BC.

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Historical Event(s)

– Generalísimo Francisco Franco becomes the 68th “Caudillo de España”, or Leader of Spain.
– New Year’s Day in Chinese calendar. Start of the year of the Earth Rabbit in Chinese astrology.
– In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest at the autocratic rule in India.
– Marriage of Princess Fawzia of Egypt to Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran.
– The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
– Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
– Judge Joseph Force Crater, known as the “Missingest Man in New York”, is declared legally dead.
– World War II: following the start of the invasion of Poland the previous day, the Free City of Danzig (now Gdańsk, Poland) is annexed by Nazi Germany.
– Nine Czech students are executed as a response to anti-Nazi demonstrations prompted by the death of Jan Opletal. In addition, all Czech universities are shut down and over 1200 Czech students sent to concentration camps. Since this event, International Students’ Day is celebrated in many countries, especially in the Czech Republic.
– Shelling of Mainila: The Soviet Army orchestrates the incident which is used to justify the start of the Winter War with Finland four days later.

Who Were Born On ?

– Prince Michael of Greece and Denmark
– Scott McKenzie, American singer
– Beate Klarsfeld, German Nazi hunter
– Carlos Bilardo, Argetinian football coach
– Francis Ford Coppola, American film director
– Harvey Keitel, American actor
– Brian Auger, British musician
– Lynne Stewart, American civil liberties lawyer
– Miroslav Cerar, Yugoslav gymnast
– Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Malaysian politician, 5th Prime Minister of Malaysia