March 1939 calendar

March 1939
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Learn the most interesting events and historical facts that happened in March 1939.
The US president was Franklin D. Roosevelt (Democrat), the UK Prime Minister was Neville Chamberlain (Conservative).

But much more happened on March 1939: find out below

Historical Events

Which were the important events of March 1939?

Events

01 Mar 1939 A Japanese Imperial Army ammunition dump explodes at Hirakata, Osaka, Japan, killing 94.
02 Mar 1939 Massachusetts Legislature votes to ratify the Bill of Rights; 147 years late.
03 Mar 1939 In Mumbai, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest at the autocratic rule in India.
07 Mar 1939 Glamour magazine begins publishing
12 Mar 1939 Pope Pius XII crowned in Vatican ceremonies.
14 Mar 1939 Nazi Germany dissolves Republic of Czechoslovakia
15 Mar 1939 Hitler occupies Bohemia and Moravia (Czechoslovakia); Slovakia independ
16 Mar 1939 Germany occupies Czechoslovakia
17 Mar 1939 Second Sino-Japanese War: Battle of Nanchang between the Kuomintang and Japan begins,
18 Mar 1939 American President Franklin Roosevelt imposes punitive tariffs on imports from Germany.
19 Mar 1939 Hitler sends a registered letter to the government of Lithuania stating that Germany intends to annex the port of Memel.
20 Mar 1939 7,000 Jews flee German occupied Memel Lithuania.
21 Mar 1939 Nazi-Germany demands Gdansk (Danzig) from Poland
22 Mar 1939 Lithuania state, forced to give Memel territory to Germany
23 Mar 1939 The Hungarian air force attacks the headquarters of Slovak air force in the city of Spisska Nova Ves, kills 13 people and began the Slovak : Hungarian War.
24 Mar 1939 Marks the seventh successive year of the world wide boycott of all German exports initiated by front page declarations in Britain and the U.S. 'Judea declares war on Germany'
25 Mar 1939 Billboard Magazine introduces hillbilly (country) music chart.
28 Mar 1939 Dutch hunter shoots English bombers down.
30 Mar 1939 The Heinkel He 100 fighter sets a world airspeed record of 463 mph.
31 Mar 1939 Britain and France agree to support Poland if invaded by Germany

Famous Birthday

Terence Hill
Italian-German-American film actor, who debuted onscreen in 1962.
Giovanni Trapattoni
Italian soccer player in the Italian National Team who later became a coach, winning the Italian Title with his team in May 1986.
Eve Ruggieri
French radio and TV host, she began in the 60's as Jacques Chancel's assistant on radio France-Inter.
Jean-Pierre Chevènement
French Minister for Investigation and Industry with an eventful career in government service.
Volker Schlöndorff
German director and producer.
Ariane Mnouchkine
French stage and film director, a feminine activist.
Bertrand Blier
French screenwriter and film director.
Robert Herbin
French football player, defender, well-known for his red hair.
Jacques Santi
Danyel Gérard
French pop singer and composer, born to an Armenian father and an Italian mother.
Brian Mulroney
Canadian politician, elected the Deputy of Nova Scotia on 29 August 1983.
Étienne Pinte
Ladislas De Hoyos
Samantha Eggar
English actress and singer.
Josy Andrieu
Gérard Hausser
Robin Knox-Johnston
British adventurer, the first person known to sail solo around the world.
Jean-Pierre Wallez
Ron Atkinson
English former footballer and manager.
Gerhard Brunner
Austrian ballet director.
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