What Happened In May 1939 In History

Historical Events for May, 1939

• 3rd » The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose.
• 13th » The first commercial Frequency Modulation or FM radio station in the United States is launched in Bloomfield, Connecticut. The station later becomes WDRC-FM.
• 14th » Lina Medina becomes the youngest confirmed mother in medical history at the age of five.
• 21st » The Canadian National War Memorial (Canada) National War Memorial is unveiled by George VI King George VI and Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Queen Elizabeth in Ottawa.
• 22nd » World War II: Germany and Italy sign the Pact of Steel.
• 23rd » The United States Navy called U.S. Navy submarine USS Sailfish (SS-192) called USS 'Squalus' sinks off the coast of New Hampshire during a test dive, causing the death of 24 sailors and two civilian technicians. The remaining 32 sailors and one civilian n
• 29th » The Albanian Fascism or fascist leader Tefik Mborja is appointed as member of the Italian Chamber of Fasces and Corporations.

Famous Birthdays on May in 1939

• 1st » Judy Collins, American singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 1st » Victor Davies, Canadian pianist, composer, and conductor
• 1st » Max Robinson, American journalist (d. 1988)
• 2nd » Sumio Iijima, Japanese physicist
• 3rd » Jonathan Harvey (composer) or Jonathan Harvey, English composer and educator (d. 2012)
• 4th » Neil Fox (rugby league) e.g Neil Fox, English rugby player and coach
• 4th » Paul Gleason, American actor (d. 2006)
• 4th » Amos Oz, Israeli journalist and author
• 4th » Leon Rochefort, Canadian ice hockey player
• 5th » Ray Gosling, English journalist, author, and activist (d. 2013)
• 6th » Eddie C. Campbell, American singer and guitarist
• 7th » Sidney Altman, Canadian-American biologist, Nobel Prize in Chemistry e.g Nobel Prize laureate
• 7th » Ruggero Deodato, Italian actor, director, and screenwriter
• 7th » Ruud Lubbers, Dutch politician, Prime Minister of the Netherlands
• 7th » Jimmy Ruffin, American singer
• 7th » Clive Soley, Baron Soley, English politician
• 8th » Paul Drayton (athlete) known as Paul Drayton, American sprinter (d. 2010)
• 9th » Ralph Boston, American long jumper
• 9th » Pierre Desproges, French journalist and actor (d. 1988)
• 9th » Ion Țiriac, Romanian tennis player and manager
• 11th » Carlos Lyra, Brazilian singer-songwriter and guitarist
• 11th » Dante Tiñga, Filipino jurist and politician
• 12th » Cyril Chantler, English pediatrician and academic
• 12th » Jalal Dabagh, Kurdish journalist and politician
• 12th » Miltiadis Evert, Greek politician, 69th List of mayors of Athens known as Mayor of Athens (d. 2011)
• 12th » Reg Gasnier, Australian rugby player and coach (d. 2014)
• 12th » Ron Ziegler, American politician, White House Press Secretary (d. 2003)
• 13th » Hildrun Claus, German long jumper
• 13th » Peter Frenkel, German race walker
• 13th » Harvey Keitel, American actor and producer
• 15th » Dorothy Shirley, English high jumper
• 17th » Hugh Dykes, Baron Dykes, English politician
• 17th » Gary Paulsen, American author
• 18th » Silvana Armenulić, Bosnian singer and actress
• 18th » Patrick Cormack, Baron Cormack called Patrick Cormack, British politician
• 18th » Giovanni Falcone, Italian judge (d. 1992)
• 19th » Livio Berruti, Italian sprinter
• 19th » James Fox, English actor and singer
• 19th » Nancy Kwan, Hong Kong-American actress
• 19th » Jānis Lūsis, Latvian javelin thrower
• 19th » Dick Scobee, American colonel, pilot, and astronaut (d. 1986)
• 20th » Balu Mahendra, Sri Lankan-Indian director, cinematographer, and screenwriter (d. 2014)
• 20th » John David Bingham Younger, Scottish politician, Lord Lieutenant of Tweeddale
• 21st » Heinz Holliger, Swiss oboe player, composer, and conductor
• 22nd » Dick Berk, American drummer and bandleader (d. 2014)
• 22nd » Paul Winfield, American actor (d. 2004)
• 23rd » Michel Colombier, French-American composer and conductor (d. 2004)
• 23rd » Reinhard Hauff, German director and screenwriter
• 23rd » Jack McCarthy (writer) named Jack McCarthy, American poet (d. 2013)
• 25th » Dixie Carter, American actress (d. 2010)
• 25th » Ian McKellen, English actor
• 26th » Merab Kostava, Georgian educator, poet, and activist (d. 1989)
• 26th » Jaki Liebezeit German drummer (Can (band) called Can)
• 26th » Brent Musburger, American sportscaster
• 27th » Simon Cairns, 6th Earl Cairns, English courtier and businessman
• 27th » Yves Duhaime, Canadian politician
• 27th » Sokratis Kokkalis, Greek businessman
• 27th » Gerald Ronson, English businessman and philanthropist
• 27th » Don Williams, American singer-songwriter and guitarist (Pozo-Seco Singers)
• 29th » Al Unser, American race car driver
• 30th » Michael J. Pollard, American actor
• 30th » Dieter Quester, Austrian race car driver
• 30th » Tim Waterstone, Scottish businessman, founded Waterstones
• 31st » Terry Waite, English humanitarian and author

Famous Deaths for May 1939

• 3rd » Madeleine Desroseaux, French author and poet (b. 1873)
• 6th » Konstantin Somov, Russian-French painter (b. 1869)
• 11th » Yevgeny Miller, Latvian-Russian general (b. 1867)
• 22nd » Ernst Toller, German playwright (b. 1893)
• 22nd » Jiří Mahen, Czech author and playwright (b. 1882)
• 25th » Frank Watson Dyson, English astronomer (b. 1868)
• 26th » Charles Horace Mayo, American physician, co-founded Mayo Clinic (b. 1865)
• 27th » Joseph Roth, Austrian-French journalist and author (b. 1894)
• 29th » Ursula Ledóchowska, Austrian-Polish nun and saint, founded the Congregation of the Ursulines of the Agonizing Heart of Jesus (b. 1865)
• 30th » Floyd Roberts, American race car driver (b. 1904)

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