Tuesday May 02, 1939
US date format: 5/2/1939, UK date format: 2/5/1939
It was Tuesday, under the sign of Taurus (see birth chart on May 2, 1939). The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat).
Famous people born on this day include Judy Collins and Sumio Iijima.
Only Angels Have Wings, directed by Howard Hawks, was one of the most viewed movies released in 1939
On TV people were watching Percy Ponsonby.
But much more happened that day: find out below..
You can also have a look at the whole 1939 or at May 02 across the years.
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What the sky looked like on May 02, 1939
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Movies
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Only Angels Have Wings
Directed by: Howard Hawks
Starring: Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Rita Hayworth, Richard Barthelmess
Country: United States of America
Jamaica Inn
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
Starring: Maureen O'Hara, Robert Newton, Charles Laughton, Horace Hodges
Country: United States of America
Three Texas Steers
Directed by: George Sherman
Starring: John Wayne, Ray Corrigan, Max Terhune, Carole Landis
Rose of Washington Square
Directed by: Gregory Ratoff
Starring: Tyrone Power, Alice Faye, Al Jolson, William Frawley
The Face at the Window
Directed by: George King
Starring: Tod Slaughter, John Warwick, Aubrey Mallalieu, Marjorie Taylor
Historical Events
Which were the important events of May 02, 1939?
- Saint Zoe
- Saint Mafalda
- Saint Waldebert, Walbert or Gaubert
- Saint Germanus
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Holidays
- Vyacheslav Molotov succeeds Maxim Litvinov as Soviet Foreign Commissar.
- The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
Events
- Judy Collins: Musician.
- Sumio Iijima: Japanese physicist and engineer.
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TV Series
Which were the most popular TV series released in those months ?
Percy Ponsonby
Starring: Charles Heslop
Magazine Covers
What news were making the headlines those days in May 1939?
- LIFE: Joe DiMaggio baseball
- Time: TIME Magazine Cover: Grover A. Whalen -- May 1, 1939
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