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1939 (MCMXXXIX) 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. This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the largest and deadliest conflict in human history. Events Events related to World War II have a "WWII" prefix. January January 1 Coming into effect in Nazi Germany of: The Protection of Young Persons Act, passed on April 30, 1938, the Working Hours Regulations. The small businesses obligation to maintain adequate accounting. The Jews name change decree. With his traditional call to the New Year in Nazi Germany, Führer and Reich Chancellor Adolf Hitler addresses the members of the National Socialist German Workers' Party (NSDAP). The Hewlett-Packard technology and scientific instruments manufacturing company is founded by Bill Hewlett and David Packard, in a garage in Palo Alto, California, considered the birthplace of Silicon Valley. Philipp Etter takes over as President of the Swiss Confederation. The Third Soviet Five Year Plan is launched. January 5 – Pioneering U.S. aviator Amelia Earhart is officially declared dead, eighteen months after her disappearance. January 6 – Otto Hahn's discoveries in the field of nuclear fission are published in Naturwissenschaften. January 7 – French physicist Marguerite Perey identifies francium, the last chemical element first discovered in nature. January 14 – Norway claims Queen Maud Land in Antarctica. January 23 – "Dutch War Scare": Admiral Wilhelm Canaris of the Abwehr leaks misinformation to the effect that Germany plans to invade the Netherlands in February, with the aim of using Dutch air-fields to launch a strategic bombing offensive against Britain. The "Dutch War Scare" leads to a major change in British policies towards Europe. January 24 – 1939 Chillán earthquake: An earthquake in Chile kills an estimated 30,000 people and razes about 50,000 sq mi (130,000 km2) of land. January 25 – Refik Saydam forms the new (11th) government of Turkey. January 26 Spanish Civil War: Spanish Nationalist troops, aided by Italy, take Barcelona. In Paris, French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet, in response to rumours (which are true) that he is seeking to end the French alliance system in Eastern Europe, gives a speech highlighting his government's commitment to the cordon sanitaire. January 27 – Adolf Hitler orders Plan Z, a 5-year naval expansion programme intended to provide for a huge German fleet capable of crushing the British Royal Navy by 1944. The Kriegsmarine is given the first priority on the allotment of German economic resources. January 30 – Hitler gives a speech before the Reichstag calling for an "export battle" to increase German foreign exchange holdings. The same speech also sees "Hitler's prophecy", where he warns that if "Jewish financiers" start a war against Germany, "the result will be the annihilation of the Jewish race in Europe". February February 6 British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain states in the House of Commons that any German attack on France will be automatically considered an attack on Britain. In a response to Georges Bonnet's speech of January 26, German Foreign Minister Joachim von Ribbentrop, referring to Bonnet's alleged statement of December 6, 1938, accepting Eastern Europe as being in Germany's exclusive sphere of influence, protests that all French security commitments in that region are "now off limits". February 15 – John Ford's Western film Stagecoach starring John Wayne premieres in New York City and Los Angeles. February 18 – The Golden Gate International Exposition opens in San Francisco. February 27 – The United Kingdom and France recognize Franco's government in Spain. March March – The 1936–39 Arab revolt in Palestine ends. March 1 – An Imperial Japanese Army ammunition dump explosion on the outskirts of Osaka kills 94. March 2 – Pope Pius XII (Cardinal Pacelli) succeeds Pope Pius XI to become the 260th pope, holding office until 1958. March 3 – In Durban, South Africa the Timeless Test begins between England and South Africa, the longest game of cricket ever played. It is abandoned 12 days later, when the English team has to catch their ship home. March 13 – Adolf Hitler advises Jozef Tiso to declare Slovakia's independence, in order to prevent its partition by Hungary and Poland. March 14 – The Slovak provincial assembly proclaims independence; priest Jozef Tiso becomes president of the independent Slovak government. March 15 – German troops occupy the remaining part of Bohemia and Moravia; Czechoslovakia ceases to exist. The Ruthenian region of Czechoslovakia declares independence as Carpatho-Ukraine. March 16 Hungary invades Carpatho-Ukraine; final resistance ends on March 18. British Prime Minister Neville Chamberlain gives a speech in Birmingham, stating that Britain will oppose any effort at world domination on the part of Germany. Princess Fawzia Fuad of Egypt marries Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi of Iran. March 17 – The nationalist governments of Spain and Portugal sign the Iberian Pact in Lisbon, pledging mutual defence of the Iberian Peninsula and neutrality in the event of a general European war. March 20 1939 German ultimatum to Lithuania, requiring return of the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory) to Germany. At an emergency meeting in London to deal with the Romanian crisis, French Foreign Minister Georges Bonnet suggests to Lord Halifax that the ideal state for saving Romania from a German attack is Poland. March 22 – Following the March 20 ultimatum, Nazi Germany is granted the Klaipėda Region (Memel Territory, Memelland) by Lithuania; on the following day German forces occupy the territory. March 23 – The Slovak–Hungarian War begins. March 24 – 1939 Liechtenstein putsch: members of the pro-Nazi German National Movement in Liechtenstein (VDBL) attempt to provoke the country's annexation into Germany. March 26 – Final offensive of the Spanish Civil War launched by the Nationalists. March 27 – The University of Oregon defeats Ohio State University 46–33 in Evanston, Illinois, to win the championship of the first NCAA men's basketball tournament. March 28 General Francisco Franco assumes power in Madrid, remaining in power until his death in 1975. American adventurer Richard Halliburton delivers a last message from a Chinese junk, before he disappears on a voyage across the Pacific Ocean. In 1945, some wreckage identified as a rudder, and believed to belong to the junk, washes ashore in San Diego, California. March 31 – Neville Chamberlain gives a speech in the House of Commons, offering the British "guarantee" of the independence of Poland. April April 1 – The Spanish Civil War comes to an end when the last of the Republican forces surrender. April 3 Adolf Hitler orders the German military to start planning for Fall Weiß,.... Discover the Camille Flammarion August Nemo popular books. Find the top 100 most popular Camille Flammarion August Nemo books.