Important Dates in British History - a timeline
Here are events from 1939 that have shaped Britain and its peoples and affected its history. If you feel we have left something out please don't hesitate to let us know.
More dates from British history
On this day:
Wesley’s First Open-Air Sermon - 1739, Battle of Copenhagen - 1801, Man Utd-Liverpool Match-Fixing Scandal, - 1915, Faversham TNT Disaster - 1916, Founding of Sandhurst Royal Military Academy - 1946, Panda Crossing Launched - 1962, Red Rum wins the national for 3rd time - 1977, Argentina invades Falklands - 1982, 1st G20 Summit held - 2009
Famous and historic events from 1939
Battle of the River Plate
Britain declares War on Germany - WWII begins
Sutton Hoo Dig Begins
Famous Britons born in 1939
Alan Ayckbourn
Auberon Waugh
Barry Hines
Dame Antoinette Sibley
David Frost
Dusty Springfield
Harold Kroto
Ian McKellen
Jack Cunningham
Jackie Stewart
James Galway
John Cleese
John Gummer
John Peel
Lynn Seymour
Margaret Drabble
Mary Peters
Melvyn Bragg
Pauline Neville-Jones
Rhodri Morgan
Ricky Tomlinson
Robin Knox-Johnston
Seamus Heaney
Shelagh Delaney
Susannah York
Terence Stamp
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