Discover what happened on 1 September 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
- Michel Glesener (Royal Dutch East indies Army personel)
- Kazimierz Brauliński (captain of the Polish Army)
- Maurice Demaison
- Karol Piltz (Polish chess player)
- Paul Nadar (French photographer (1856–1939))
- Kazimierz Mastalerz (Polish military commander (1894-1939))
- Thomas Masters (British priest)
- William O’Malley (Irish politician (1853-1939))
- Wojciech Najsarek (Staff sergeant of the Polish Army, stationmaster of Gdańsk-Westerplatte station)
- Konrad Guderski (Polish engineer)
- Jan Kleczyński (Polish chess player)
- Ottó Orsós (Hungarian biologist (1911-1939))
- Stefan Kaczmarz (Polish mathematician)
- Friedrich Dingeldey (German mathematician (1859-1939))
- Aleksander Małecki (Polish fencer (1901-1939))