Discover what happened on 5 June 1939 in history! This day marks a series of notable events, famous births, and significant deaths. Explore the details below to learn more about the historical happenings of this day. On this day, history comes alive!
Deaths
- Hsu Shih-chang (President of the Republic of China (1855–1939))
- Arvi Järventaus (Finnish author and priest (1883–1939))
- Charlie Bell (Scottish footballer and manager (1894-1939))
- Cornelius Trieschmann (German politician (1875-1939))
- Hermann Thiersch (German archaeologist (1874–1939))
- Frank van der Goes (Dutch journalist (1859-1939))
- Bill Stead (English footballer (1887-1939))
- Billy Morgan (English association football player (1878-1939))
- Christina Broom (British photographer and journalist (1862-1939))
- Carl Johan Jonsson (Swedish writer (1855-1939))
- Pehr Swartz
- Satō Shōsuke (Japanese agricultural economist)
- Shigetaka Abe (Japanese educational theorist)
- Jerzy Kubisz
- Wacław Romuald Kochański
- Agnes Schöbel (German writer)
- Francis John Fowler (British general)
- Aurelio Ricchetti (Italian politician (1876-1939))
- Josef Gabriel (Austrian politician)
- Hans R. Kreibich
- Agnes Schoebel
- Firmin Lamy (Roman Catholic bishop)
- Agnes Petre ((1863-1939))
- Robert Townsend Morris ((1853-1939))
- Saiyid Muhammad Hadi (Indian sugarcane technologist)
- Ida Quincke (Austrian writer)
- Jan Schneider
- Otakar Hoppe
- Lajos Bródy (Hungarian journalist, editor (1858-1939))
- Alice Benham (British doctor who served in World War I at the Millicent Fawcett Hospital Units for refugees in Russia)
- Lina Naomi Lowy (British suffragette)
- Leo Gonthier (teacher)
- Leo De Ruyck
- Guido von Alth (Austrian teacher)
- Alexander Lyons (American rabbi (1867–1939))
- Ernst Schudel (Schaffhausen politician (1874-1939))
- Leo Gonthier (teacher)
- Leo De Ruyck
- Guido von Alth (Austrian teacher)
- Alexander Lyons (American rabbi (1867–1939))
- Ernst Schudel (Schaffhausen politician (1874-1939))