1939 Timeline of Events

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1939

Year 1939 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. This year also marks the start of the Second World War, the deadliest human conflict in history.- January :* January 1...

Timeline of Events

1939

9.17.1939

World War II: The Soviet Union joins Nazi Germany's invasion of Poland during the Polish Defensive War of 1939.

1949

5.11.1949

Siam officially changes its name to Thailand for the second time. The name had been in use since 1939 but was reverted in 1945.

1954

3.22.1954

Closed since 1939, the London bullion market reopens.