September 17th (1939) was a Sunday. It's the 259th day of the year (260th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 106 days left to the end of the year.
Historical Events for 17th September, 1939
» World War II: A German U-boat German submarine U-29 (1936) 'U 29' sinks the British aircraft carrier HMS Courageous 50 6.
» Taisto Mäki becomes the first man to run the 10000 metres known as 10,000 metres in under 30 minutes, in a time of 29:52.6
Famous Birthdays on September 17 in 1939
» Carl Dennis, American poet and educator
» Shelby Flint, American singer-songwriter and voice actress
» David Souter, American lawyer and jurist
September 17th Holidays in History
» Christian feast day:
» Albert Avogadro
» Ariadne of Phrygia
» Hildegard of Bingen
» Lambert of Maastricht named Lambert
» Robert Bellarmine
» Satyrus of Milan
» Socrates and Stephen
» September 17 (Eastern Orthodox liturgics)
» Constitution Day (United States) named Constitution Day (observed on the previous Friday if it falls Saturday, the following Monday if on a Sunday), Citizenship Day, Von Steuben Day. (United States)
» Operation Market Garden is still remembered with parachuting and dedications on this day. (Netherlands)